It’s always good vibes at the roasteries when Ethiopian naturals are starting to come in and we’ve had a pretty strong run of them this year, which is good for everyone. Not that I would know anything about it because I’ve been living in Indonesia for the past year. But I do get the pleasure of writing about them every now and then. This farm, named after the farmer, is very small. Alemayehu and his brother each inherited 10 hectares of farm land from their father Daniel Miju. They run their farms side by side, a real family business. Alemayehu used to sell his cherries through the union, but two years ago he got his own export licence, and we are honoured to buy and taste the coffee they produced.

Ok cool, but what does it taste like? The farm is located in Worka Chalbesa in the Yirgacheffe region, arguably the most famous region in Ethiopia. Delivers crisp lemony washed coffees and syrupy red fruit naturals. This coffee is no different: “Strawberries and cream” is the classic flavor note for a coffee like this. On top of that you get herbal, floral and stone fruit notes, a crisp acidity, some rooibos and peach-tea.