Ethiopian Coffee
The birthplace of coffee. Ethiopia is where the coffee plant first flourished and we have this east African nation to thank for the cups we drink today.
Ethiopia
First consumed as a fruit, coffee in Ethiopia was initially harvested from wild trees, before a desire for exports in the 1900s introduced plantation coffees and a standardised quality grading system.
As a result of their own internal coffee commodity culture, Ethiopian coffee has historically been difficult to trace. Most are sourced from co-operatives and single estate coffees are rare. Specialty coffee roasters are working hard to improve this, letting us try totally unique coffees like those from the world-renowned Yirgacheffe region, that open our eyes to the potential and diversity of coffee flavours.
