Ethiopia Sidamo washed

Name: Ethiopia Sidamo washed
Brand: Lalico Coffee
Availability: InStock

milk chocolate · tea leaves · balanced · body · clean · smooth · tea-like · sweet

Chocolate Caramel and sweet Tea-like

£16.82/kg

46% below similar on their 250 g bag

£16.82 for 1 kg, though their 1.8 kg bag works out at £15.53/kg · about £0.30 for an 18 g espresso dose

The badge compares the standard 250 g bag at £27.84/kg against 147 coffees from 106 roasters in washed from Ethiopia (standard bag, 200–350 g), so that every coffee is compared on the same size.

Price observed 4 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.

Delivery cost not stated by the roaster

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Bag	Price	Per kilo
100 g	£4.06	£40.60/kg
250 g	£6.96	£27.84/kg
500 g	£10.87	£21.74/kg
1 kg	£16.82	£16.82/kg

The 1 kg bag works out 59% cheaper per kilo than the 100 g.

How it sits among coffee from Ethiopia

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Ethiopia: 539 of 857 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Lalico Coffee describe this coffee as caramel and sweet, chocolate, tea-like. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Ethiopia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

tea-like is unusual here — 16% of coffee from Ethiopia are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Ethiopia coffees

What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Ethiopia, Kenya

Region

Yirgacheffe

Process

washed

Variety

Heirloom

Altitude

1600 to 1900 m

Not stated

farm or estate, producer, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.

Where each fact came from

Acidity, described

“Cup Characteristics: savoury, pleasant citrus notes, milk chocolate, tea leaves, balanced, smooth soft body, delicate clean finish, smooth, tea-like, sweet, floral, lemony, bright acidity.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Altitude, highest

“Region: Sidamo Growing Altitude: 1600 – 1900 m.a.s.l.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Altitude, lowest

“Region: Sidamo Growing Altitude: 1600 – 1900 m.a.s.l.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Fairtrade certification

“Many benefit from Fairtrade Federation and Rainforest Alliance initiatives that protect workers’ rights and the environment.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Rainforest Alliance certification

“Many benefit from Fairtrade Federation and Rainforest Alliance initiatives that protect workers’ rights and the environment.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Species

“100% Arabica Farm Direct FREE delivery within the UK!” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Variety

“Arabica Variety: Heirloom Varietals Harvest Period: October – December Milling Process: Fully Washed Aroma: flowers citrus cocoa light Flavour: Tea Like, lemony Body: Soft yet smooth body Acidity: Citrusy and Bright This type is grown in the Sidamo region south of the capital, Addis Ababa.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

Country of origin

“This Speciality Coffee is Farm Direct from Inter American Specialty Green Coffee Importers Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa and is bordered by Somalia to the Southeast, Djibouti to the east, Kenya to the south, Sudan to the east, and Eritrea to the northeast.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Region

“Sometimes this type can be compared favourably with coffee from the Yirgacheffe region.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.