Coffee Description
From aromas of limeade, nectarine, and dark chocolate, and into flavor notes of lemon cream pie, orange candy, and mint julep, this is one creamy, sweet cup of Joe. Floral, with fresh strawberry and peach notes, it offers velvety body and refreshing complex acidity for a coffee that is both lush and balanced.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light
Variety
Process
Washed
Elevation
1900-2100 masl
Region
Oromia
About Smallholder producers of Ethiopia
The Jimma zone of Ethiopia was once equated with sub-par coffee (known as Jimma 5) due to such processing practices as drying directly on the ground and not at all in the way of the Sumatran Gilling Basah method. However, Yukro co-op is now producing some of the most exquisite lots coming out of Jimma. Much of the transformation is due to a successful non-government initiative that supplied farmers with access to agronomists, business advice, and proper equipment to process their coffees.
Well over 1,000 farmer members deliver their cherries to the cooperative mill. With improved practices and processing techniques, Yukro coffees have gone from virtually undrinkable to completely stunning. This drastic improvement in quality fetches higher prices for the farmers, and most are now able to send their children to school.
Oromia, Ethiopia
Case Coffee Roasters
At the ripe old age of 21, high school sweethearts Tim and Kati Case married in January, 2006, and promptly opened Case Coffee Roasters in Ashland, Oregon. Winners of the 2013 and 2015 Good Food Awards and a finalist in 2016, Tim and Kati’s mission is to source the world’s most sweet, clean, and complex coffees. They are dedicated to making great coffee selections and offering good prices to the farmers, often paying two to three times Fair Trade prices.
When they’re not living and breathing coffee, you might find Tim and Kati exploring the Pacific Northwest with their six-year-old son, Yonnie: surfing, snowboarding, fly fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.
