Coffee Description
Heavy floral aromatics and buttered toffee jump off the cup, making way for delicate berry, vanilla-orange and lemon flavors. Body is caramelized and acidity focused, with a super clean finish reminiscent of sweet mountain spring water.
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, thanks to a successful non-government initiative that supplied farmers with access to agronomists, business advice, and proper equipment to process their coffees, this area is now producing some of the best coffees in Ethiopia.
Well over 1,000 farmer members deliver their cherries to the cooperative mill. With improved practices and processing techniques over the past 8 years, Ykro coffees have gone from virtually undrinkable to an extraordinarily bright and clean cup, vivid with the flavors of the wild coffee that grows here in Gera. This drastic improvement in quality fetches higher prices for the farmers, and most are now able to send their children to school.
Oromia, Ethiopia
Ritual Coffee
When Ritual opened its doors on Valencia Street in 2005, they started what many call a coffee revolution in San Francisco. Their goal then—and their goal now—is to craft the very best cup of coffee available anywhere. Period. A pioneer in the recent shift of consciousness that has defined the modern coffee industry, they’ve learned a lot over the years. Still, the care and attention they lavish on their process is unchanged as they work to bring the very best out of the coffees they painstakingly choose, roast, and deliver fresh to coffee lovers worldwide.
With 5 retail stores in the bay area and a roasting facility in the SoMa district of San Francisco, Ritual takes pride in a growing number of direct trade relationships with coffee producers around the world, working with farmers to help them improve their quality with each passing season.
