$23.50
TASTING NOTES: Floral aromas followed by notes of blueberry muffin and black tea with a delicate body.
ROAST LEVEL: Light
COUNTRY: Ethiopia
REGION: Limu Seka district, Jimma zone, Oromia region
GROWER: Smallholder farmers organized around Hagem General Trading PLC
ELEVATION: 1900masl
PROCESS: Washed
OTHER: Traceable, Single Origin, Sustainable
FARM INFO
This is a smallholder-grown coffee processed centrally by Fahem General Trading PLC, an independent specialty exporter operating in Limu Seka, a small agricultural area at the top of the Jimma zone. Jimma sits next to the Keffa zone, in which high altitude forests arabica coffee is believed to have first evolved.
Jimma is a broad, sloping plateau of indescribable fertility and drastically high elevations. The best coffees of Jimma, from the Limu, Gera and Goma districts in particular, are known for being snappy with sweet and delicate fruit flavors. The area’s “white” honey, foraged by bees from coffee and forest blossoms, is another famous Jimma icon, and an utter sensory delight. Coffees from this zone, along with those from neighboring Illubabor, are commonly referred to as “Limu”, which is not a geographical indicator itself but more of a terroir distinction encapsulating common cup profiles from this part of the country.
Ato Mohamed Lalo is the founder of Fahem General Trading PLC and is very involved in Ethiopia’s specialty industry, along with his wife, who co-runs the couple’s private coffee estate. Like a lot of private estates, they make the most of their processing capacity by buying cherry from surrounding smallholders to use the estate like a washing station, processing centrally and selling the coffee separately from farms.
Fully washed coffee is produced by intaking cherry from registered smallholders. The coffee is weighed and transported to the estate where it is immediately depulped and fermented underwater for an average for 12 hours, then soaked in fresh water for another 12 hours, and finally washed and spread across raised screen beds to dry. Drying takes 7-10 days, after which the parchment coffee is bagged and moved into a ventilated warehouse for longer term storage.
Fahem consists of over 500 staff during harvest months, including all farm work, certification, training for farmers, marketing for their international sales (and local roasted brand), and apiary management. A portion of the company’s profit is annually reinvested in the local community, including schools, grain mills, pruning tools for smallholders, a local bridge and expanding the national electric grid.
Origin photo by Royal Coffee
$18.75
CUP PROFLE: A blend of bittersweet chocolate and macadamia nut cookie. This bold cup is deep, dark and delicious.
PROP 65 WARNING
$18.75
CUP PROFILE: Robust chocolate aromas lead to notes of roasted nuts and dark chocolate in this heavy bodied coffee. Our darkest roast without compromising flavor.
ROAST PROFILE: Darkest
COUNTRY: Honduras
ELEVATION: 1,100-1,650 masl
PROCESS: Washed
CULTIVAR: Various
OTHER NOTES: Single origin, traceable
PROP 65 WARNING
$18.95 $125.00
CUP PROFILE: Hints of chocolate sprinkles lead to a nutty base with a smooth, creamy body and clean finish in this approachable, comforting coffee.
Cherries received at the APG wet-mill are meticulously sorted and floated to remove underripe and damaged coffee before depulping. Depulped coffee undergoes an extended fermentation process with pH and temperature controls to promote optimum flavor profiles. After the coffee is washed it is slowly dried on raised beds. The dried coffee is stored in Grainpro cocoons until it is time to mill. The milling and preparation is also done at the APG dry mill, meaning the coffee enjoys personal care from farm to export. The APG dry mill is also recognized for its attention towards preparing specialty lots and was selected to mill the 2022 Cup of Excellence winning lots.