Ethiopia is famous for being the birthplace of coffee. We bring to the table only the best coffee beans from the country where it all started.
Enjoy notes of black tea and lemon in each cup of freshly brewed coffee. With these beans from the Jimma region in Ethiopia, savour having a peaceful afternoon tea, but with coffee instead.
Origin
The beans come from a farm in Bashasha, a small town in the Jimma zone of Ethiopia. The farm is owned by Biya Faris, a farmer known for constantly improving the quality of his coffee. Our Craftsmen baristas recommend this coffee to be consumed as filter coffee.
Picking of coffee cherries.
Coffee beans grown at higher altitudes tend to be richer in flavours. As the elevation increases, flavours go from chocolate to spiced wine to fruity. Biya’s coffee trees are cultivated at an altitude of 1900–2100 metres above sea level and are known for their delicate florals and crystal-clear acidity.
Harvest and post-harvest
Biya’s 10.3-hectare farm features a number of coffee varieties. He predominantly uses organic methods of cultivation. During harvest, coffee cherries are selectively handpicked, then laid out to dry on drying beds. Drying beds are regularly and carefully maintained. Employees turn drying cherries frequently to ensure even drying. They also carefully inspect the cherries to remove any unripe, overripe or damaged cherries.
Bashasha smallholders
Biya’s farm from the Bashasha group in the Jimma zone is a rare example of an Ethiopian farmer engaging in direct sales channels. The Bashasha group is made up of farmers in Bashasha who operate under a small-scale agricultural model.
A cup of fresh brew.
In 2008, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) was established to aid farmers in receiving higher prices and quicker pay for better quality. With higher demand for traceability, the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Development and Marketing Authority introduced a bill in 2017 that allowed Ethiopian coffee, including those sold through ECX, to be marketed and sold with full traceability. With these changes in regulations, farmers could apply for export licenses, which will allow them to process, market and export their coffee directly.
Essentially, Ethiopian farmers do not need to sell their coffee through ECX, and could sell their products directly to whoever they choose to. This gives the farmers more options and control over the prices they receive for their coffee. The new laws that increase the traceability of coffee help us, as consumers, understand the farm-to-table process and support coffee producers.
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Ethiopia Jimma Biya Faris (250g), $22
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