Ethiopia the home of coffee.

The homeland of coffee is a unique country with a rich history and culture, located in the northeastern part of Africa. Through its diversity of terrain, where you can distinguish mountains, steppes, deserts or tropical forests. A country with a strongly differentiated climate, which gives specific conditions for various crops, and just such a corner of the world, also called the Horn of Africa, became the cradle of coffee. It is there, according to legend - is the place of origin of coffee and it is there that the tradition of drinking it was born. The ancestors of today's Ethiopians - were the first to discover the energizing power of freshly roasted beans on fire, which gave rise to a great wave of "enchantment" with coffee, which continues to this day.

Coffee crops

Ethiopia's true coffee regions are known as "Origin Coffee," or coffee that comes from a specific region or farm. Ethiopia is considered the cradle of coffee, and many different varieties of Arabica come from different regions of Ethiopia. The most well-known coffee regions in Ethiopia are Sidamo, Yirgacheffe and Harar. Sidamo coffee has distinctive floral and citrus notes, Yirgacheffe coffee is sweet and acidic, and Harar coffee is less acidic and has a flavorful berry note. Other coffee regions in Ethiopia include Lekempti, Jimma, Limu, Bebeka, Djimmah and Bench Maji. Each of these regions produces coffee with unique flavor and aroma due to differences in terrain, climate, soil and the way the coffee beans are processed.

Coffee Ethiopia a taste of the coffee homeland

Focusing the answer to the question of what coffees from Ethiopia taste like on the offerings of the Sochaccy coffee roaster, one can see in the coffees often flavor notes of flowers, herbs, berries or fruits - the title photo in the category Ethiopian Coffees, shows the most common flavors in Ethiopian coffees.

To simplify, we can say that coffee from Ethiopia is extremely delicate in flavor and full of nuances. In Ethiopia, coffee grows both as a crop and simply; in the forest and in the fields. The diversity of arabica coffee varieties is so great that usually arabica coffee from Ethiopia is collectively referred to as heirloom.

Freshly roasted coffee from Ethiopia is the coffee we import ourselves, buying the last available crop from around the world. We take care of this because fresh coffee, freshly roasted is the true richness of coffees; aroma and flavor. We roast our coffee at Sochaccy Artisan Coffee Roastery, only after your order and ship within 24 hours of roasting. Coffee from our roaster is only available in the online coffee shop at Sochaccy.co