ETHIOPIA ARDI NATURAL #1014

Ethiopia is famously the "birthplace of coffee", where coffee plants grow wild throughout the lush, green highlands. Yirgacheffe is its most famous growing region, synonymous with quality beans and big flavors. Natural processing, where the freshly-picked beans are spread out to dry in the sun, has always been the traditional means of processing coffee, because it requires less water than wet processing. When done right, naturally processed beans retain a ton of fruit flavor, and often carry a pleasant wine-like acidity. They can be punchy and very sweet, with a heavy body and a syrupy, honey-like texture. With its big body, juicy flavors, and spiced cocoa undertones, this sweet roast is all of the above… with a cherry on top!

This Ardi lot is everything we love about naturally processed Ethiopians: bright and vivacious aromas with a round, sweet, and balanced body. We think it brings a fruit punch-like quality but with black cherries and grapes, along with a crisp apple brightness.