Ethiopia
Ethiopian coffee is an adventure of flavour! As the birthplace of coffee, it offers insight into what the very first coffee consumed tasted like, and how it rose in popularity. When reading about Ethiopian coffee production, before long, you’ll start to see the word “heirloom”. In Ethiopia, it is used as a catch-all term for the many wild or genetically undefined varieties that are native to the country. It is estimated that there are between 10,000 and 15,000 heirloom varieties in Ethiopia today, the majority of which have not been formally genetically identified.
Rather than farming like in most other parts of the world, coffee is still growing wild in many parts of Ethiopia. Coffee trees can be found growing on mountains and in ancient forests harvested and tended to by locals for generations.
Blog posts
Before the roast: coffee rehydration
How rehydrating green coffee before roasting became part of this year's gløgg-infused Amokka Christmas.
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Every year, millions of hectares of forest are cleared to make way for agriculture. To address this, the EU has passed new rules to ensure that several major commodities, including coffee, can only...
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Under the Canopy: Shade, Sun and Why Context Matters in Coffee
There is no single right way to grow coffee. The right approach depends on climate, variety, management and, crucially, the livelihoods of the people who run the farm. Labels like “shade-grown” can...
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