Why Ethiopian Coffee
The Origin of Coffee
Ethiopia is the Motherland of all arabica coffee. In a certain sense, all arabica coffee is Ethiopian, whether it is grown in Latin America or Indonesia or on a hillside in Sidama.
Best place to grow Coffee
Coffee has been growing in Ethiopia for thousands of years, in the forests of southeastern Ethiopia. It is perfectly adapted to the climate.
More varieties
There are hundreds of heirloom varietals, in many cases, farmers grow their own unique heirloom varietals, the majority of which grow nowhere else in the world. A great many of them have not even been classified.
Discovering Coffee
According to Ethiopia’s ancient history, an Abyssinian goatherd, Kaldi, who lived around AD 850, discovered coffee. He observed his goats prancing excitedly and bleating loudly after chewing the bright red berries that grew on some green bushes nearby.