Coffee Description
Fragrances of fruit leather, toffee, and Jolly Rancher join flavors of deep chocolate, raspberry jam, and vanilla malt in the cup. Balanced, with juicy acidity and rounded body, this coffee carries delicate honeysuckle and lemon zest notes along with hints of sage, rooibos, and peppercorns.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Process
Washed
Elevation
1850-2100 masl
Region
Oromia
About Smallholder producers of Ethiopia
“Just when the road can’t get any worse, a small bottle-shaped sign nearly hidden in the greenery tells us it’s getting narrower...” This is the journey to reach Semalo Pride Mill, and it’s worth the effort. Named by locals to represent the pride they have in their land, coffee, people, and more, this is the second year’s production for this mill. Prior to establishing Pride mill, the 2200 producers it serves traveled up to a day away to reach the nearest processing station.
Managed by the smiling Zodi, seen here, Pride mill is working with specialty coffee experts who are investing in community education for fertilizing, harvest protocols, and incentivizing quality. With a mill in their own backyard, so to speak, they are able to run experimental micro lots, honey processes, naturals and washed. Currently, Pride is working to install an eco-pulper which will cut back on water usage by at least 50,000 gallons a day.
Oromia, Ethiopia
Dapper & Wise
In 2013, Insomnia's owners Evan Aldrete and Tyler Geel launched Dapper & Wise as a tasting room and roasting facility in Portland's Western suburbs, and by 2014, as a wholesaler as well.
Based out of Hillsboro, Oregon, Evan and Tyler work with a stellar team, all of whom are dedicated to the values that undergird Dapper & Wise: “We want people to walk through our doors and feel welcome. We want people to taste our coffee and be impressed and inspired. We want the coffee we roast to exemplify the hard work of the producers that grow it.”