VARIETAL
Ethiopian Landrace
Gedeb, Yirgachefe
1,900 - 2,210 masl
January, 2025
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to remove defects. De-pulped and fermented immediately for 12 hours, then dried as a white honey on raised beds for 10–14 days with a small amount of mucilage intact.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as the geographic origin of coffee, and its production continues to represent about 10% of the country's gross domestic product. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single-variety lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the wide Ethiopian varieties and are therefore referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace.'
PRICING DETAILS
FARM GATE (USD; CHERRY)
$5.26/KG
FOB
$15.53/KG
FOT
$18.07/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.
