Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Description

This wonderful coffee comes all the way from the birthplace of coffee itself. I last visited Ethiopia 8 years ago when I was looking to start a vegetable farm there! As I traveled around this rugged yet beautiful country, I couldn’t help but realise how engrained coffee is in the lives and culture of Ethiopians. Almost every restaurant and village I visited I was treated to the wonderful experience of the traditional coffee ceremony. The host, an Ethiopian woman, would roast the green coffee beans in a pan over hot coals. These freshly roasted beans were then ground in a traditional wooden mortar and pestle before being boiled in a clay pot and served to each guest. The aroma and intense, strong flavour of this traditional way of making Ethiopian coffee is truly special.