Coffees Formative Coffee

Ethiopia

Formative Coffee

BERRY JAM

goji berry · blackberry jam · blueberry · delivering concentrated · vibrant

£52.00/kg

28% above similar on their 200 g bag

£52.00 for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about £0.94 for an 18 g espresso dose

The badge compares the standard 200 g bag at £70.00/kg against 62 coffees from 52 roasters in natural 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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BagPricePer kilo
200 g£14.00£70.00/kg
1 kg£52.00£52.00/kg

The 1 kg bag works out 26% cheaper per kilo than the 200 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.

Formative Coffee describe this coffee as fruity. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Ethiopia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

Every family the roaster names is a common one for coffee from Ethiopia, so this reads as a typical example rather than an outlier.

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
Region
Guji
Process
natural
Altitude
300 m
Not stated
farm or estate, producer, variety, 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

“This coffee shines as a filter, where its layered berry character and juicy acidity have room to fully open up.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Altitude, lowest

“Together, these producers cultivate coffee across a cooperative area of approximately 120 hectares, with farms sitting between 2,100 and 2,300 metres above sea level.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Organic certification

“Farming is carried out using organic methods, and the station holds Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certifications, reflecting its wider commitment to responsible production.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Rainforest Alliance certification

“Farming is carried out using organic methods, and the station holds Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certifications, reflecting its wider commitment to responsible production.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

“Berry Jam is a rich, fruit-forward Ethiopian coffee with notes of goji berry, blackberry jam, and blueberry, delivering concentrated sweetness, vibrant acidity, and a beautifully juicy profile.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

“Producer Berry Jam is produced by more than 100 smallholder farmers surrounding the Gerba Dogo Station in Bule Hora, West Guji, in Ethiopia's Oromia region.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Region

“Produced by a community of smallholder farmers in West Guji, Oromia, and processed at the Gerba Dogo Station, this natural lot showcases the depth, sweetness, and expressive fruit character for which coffees from Guji are so celebrated.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

“This slow, carefully monitored natural process encourages concentrated sweetness and fruit character while preserving clarity and structure.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

“Berry Jam is a rich, fruit-forward Ethiopian coffee with notes of goji berry, blackberry jam, and blueberry, delivering concentrated sweetness, vibrant acidity, and a beautifully juicy profile.” 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.

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