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Exemplary quality coffees have a high intrinsic value with a fine or unique cup. Usually of quite limited availability. Mostly retailed under the straight estate or origin names. Usually very well presented washed coffees, including some superior washed Robusta’s, but also includes some naturals (Ethiopian Harare, Yemeni Mochas, and some Indonesian Arabica’s) and top organic …

Broadly speaking, coffees can be divided into three commercial categories. Read More »

A young soul, so innocent and so delightful, age of 10 lives in Sidama zone. Israel Dingama, in his age is so strong, not physically but also mentally. He says “I want to go to school and play like the other kids. But now I’m at home helping my family in the house.”   This kid …

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Coffee Crisis and the Birr Just a small window into how the current coffee price crisis has a real effect, not only on the lives of millions of farmers from producing countries, but in the economy of those same countries, and the lives of millions of their citizens. The market is wreaking havoc in the …

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Potential benefits for the producer, the agreements are usually long term and as such can help create price stability. This expectation of premiums allows producers to focus on the coffee instead of the marketplace, and to be able to pay for the extra effort it takes to maintain the quality. Exclusivity creates a certain sense …

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The profile of Ethiopian coffees will vary based on a number of factors, including variety, process, and micro-region and the diversity of coffee is 99% more genetic material that makes Ethiopians coffee different than in the entire rest of the world and holds nearly-legendary status. The term ‘specialty coffee’ originated in the United States. It was …

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