This Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee brings apricot, hibiscus, lemon and shortbread in a delicate, quietly complex cup. It comes from a Grade 1 microlot from one woman’s 1.6-hectare farm in Yirgacheffe.
Expect apricot, hibiscus, lemon and shortbread – delicate rather than punchy, the kind of complex, understated cup that rewards a clean palate and a little attention. If you’re used to bright, punchy naturals, this is a different register entirely: it doesn’t announce itself, it just sits there, quietly excellent.
She grows this coffee while raising five children, and this Grade 1 microlot scores over 86 points on the cupping scale – a genuinely exceptional result from a single small farm.
Particularly good as espresso, or lengthened with cow’s milk into a latte – Cara finds alternative milks tend to mute rather than lift the flavour here. Equally lovely black, through a V60 or French press.
A tiny lot, often 60 sacks or fewer a year, bought only when it’s available, and gone once it’s sold.
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Origin:
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe, Harfusa Waro
Tastes like:
Apricot, Hibiscus, Lemon, Shotbread
Roast level:
(Medium)
Roasted with care & dispatched the next working day.
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Meet the producer
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Desalech Musie
Desalech Musie farms 1.6 hectares in Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region, growing heirloom varieties at 1,902 metres while raising five children. This Grade 1 microlot scores over 86 points on the cupping scale - read Desalech’s full story.
