Coffee Description
Banko Gotiti has a beautiful sweet aroma and first sips of deep red cherry. Notes of orange blossom and lavender with a sweet finish round out this floral bouquet from Ethiopia Yirgacheffe!
Roast Level from the Roaster
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Light
Roast Level according to Crema
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Light
Variety
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
Process
Washed
Region
Yirgacheffe
About Banko Gotiti of Ethiopia
Banko Gotiti is a neighborhood outside of the village of Gedeb, in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations in Ethiopia. Sometimes called Yirgacheffe, this is an area known to be one of the most special places in the world for coffee. For over a decade we have been sourcing coffees from this tiny village--and we're pretty much obsessed with it. We worked with METAD to source this coffee and ensure that we uphold our longstanding Fair For All buying practices. METAD is an incredible Ethiopian coffee company that specializes in high-end specialty coffee. When visiting the cupping lab in Addis Ababa at METAD's HQ, we spent two days blind cupping their offerings before selecting our favorite lots from this year's harvest. This lot, lot 143, was one of those selections and is a washed coffee where the ripe coffee cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to achieve a crystal clear flavor profile that is unique to only this area of Ethiopia. We purchased 30 bags of the 300 bags produced.
Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Our coffee expert
Aubrey Mills
6+ years experience as Coffee Taster, Wholesale Director, barista and Coffee Quality Director.
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe.
She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.”
Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
had this to say:
Aubrey Mills is steeped in coffee. Not literally, of course, but since 2013, she’s been preparing and tasting coffee for a career. Initially as a barista at the Portland, OR Insomnia Coffee and Dapper & Wise, her job was to stay on top of quality and help customers find coffees they were excited about. This involved tasting all the coffees they’d be serving that day, dialing in espresso or approve a drip recipe. She soon became Director of Wholesale at Dapper & Wise, where she regularly cupped at quality control cuppings with the team, hosted cuppings for the public and trained wholesale partners on proper coffee preparation. In the role of helping to maintain Dapper & Wise’s menu of diverse flavor profiles, roast levels and processing methods, Aubrey also visited coffee producing countries. She says, “Traveling to origin and experiencing the beginning of the coffee journey has given me greater perspective for how many variables can impact flavor in the final cup.” Along with her on-point palate and killer coffee know-how, Aubrey brings creativity, sparkle and grace to everything she does, actively looking for opportunities to showcase the value of specialty coffee and address sustainability issues in the industry.
"Predominantly sweet with delicate nuances, this coffee is perfect for sitting down and appreciating each flavor. I taste lemon zest, rose water and cashew butter. The finish is quick with a light body, requiring no milk at all. "
Olympia Coffee Roasting
No cause partially fulfilled, Olympia cares about a lot - and you can taste it. Neatly tucked beneath the title, "Fair For All", this certified B Corp has championed a program that promotes a better quality of life for farmers, employees and customers. You can find the prices they paid for coffee in their publicly published annual transparency report, a model they are glad to share with other roasters to do the same. Olympia also provides many benefits to their employees that are uncommon to the service industry and believes that those who buy their coffee will feel rewarded knowing their coffee purchase is a guilt-free one.
Integrity aside, Olympia has earned many awards for their coffee like 2014 Roaster of the Year and Food & Wine Magazine's 2019 Best coffee in Washington State.
