This lot comes from an exciting new project in one of our favorite coffee-growing regions, Arbegona. This beautiful honey-processed coffee is a striking example of the fruit complexity and florality this special region can produce. In the cup we find peach tea, hibiscus, apricot, and lime.
Ethiopian Landrace
Arbegona, Sidama
2,300 - 2,450 masl
January, 2025
Hand-picked exclusively at bright red ripeness. Floated to remove defects. De-pulped, intentionally leaving mucilage intact. Dried in a single layer in the shade for five days with mucilage intact, then sun-dried until moisture content reaches ~11%.
ABOUT ELORA LOT #25
This lot comes from Arbegona, one of our favorite coffee-growing regions in Ethiopia and the source of some of our most memorable coffees. This year marks the beginning of a new project in collaboration with the Elora site, from which we will be releasing several separated lots. This is the first honey-processed release from the project—and a very exciting one.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, 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 coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.
Pricing Details
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$23.12/KG
FOT
$25.10/KG
DDP (INCL. 10% TARIFF)
$27.47/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.