Our newest offering from Ethiopia is from the Ethio Agri-CEFT conglomeration of agricultural production. From their website:
Ethio Agri-CEFT's mission is to engage in a sustainable production, marketing and development of environmentally friendly farms of cereals, tea, coffee, legumes, cut flowers, horticultural products, herbs, spices and medicinal plants, and integrate agro-processed products.Environmental and social responsible agriculture on a large scale, basically. In addition to those company guidelines, this offering has also been certified by the Rainforest Alliance :
Since its founding in 1987, the Rainforest Alliance has pioneered a comprehensive transformation across the industries that most impact our environment -- farming, forestry and tourism -- and successfully engaged the support of consumers around the world to protect the forests and ecosystems that are essential to our future. This report incorporates numerous impact studies to demonstrate how the spread of sound land-use practices and the development of sustainable supply chains have begun to arrest the tide of destruction and lay the groundwork for a better future.Gemadro itself is a highland Ethiopian coffee like Sidamo or Yirgacheffe. Here is a link to Ethio Agri-CEFT's page with further details on this particular coffee.
Tasting Notes:
This is a light, clean cup with sweet lemon and herb flavors reminding us of hops and basil in particular.
Agtron:
60-65
Roaster Notes:
Not a pretty bean, compared to some of more recent entries here, but still roasted evenly and provides a good cup. Can't always judge a good coffee by how it looks green it seems. Was happy with the taste outcome from the initial profile of standard heat/temp... Agtron shows a slightly lighter roast and we're happy with how the roast suites the taste. Currently experimenting with it as espresso. Hope you enjoy!
