Every pack, carafe, & cup of thoughtfully produced coffee carries the hopes & dreams of communities whose efforts make them possible.

Eliyas @eliy_dukamo and Atiklet @mimidejene8807of @eltocoffee.et, our good friends from Sidama Bensa, whom we connected with thanks to @dayebensacoffee’s @keneandukamo, more than personify those aspirations, foremost for better livelihoods of the smallholder farmers within their reach.

They admirably set their passion for coffee in motion by establishing Elto Coffee and their washing station in far-flung yet fecund and picturesque Gango Village, to transform those hopes and dreams into the flavor profiles we find the most exciting, and that we enjoy rewarding — such as these fresh additions to our Competition Series and Microlot Reserve Selection.

Each of these four new coffees reveals the multi-faceted sensory possibilities of the tiny but mighty 74158 JARC variety. Traditionally processed, we reach for it most because of its floral, sweet citrus, and tea-like qualities approximating the Geisha’s. With fine-tuned, alternative techniques, we perceive desirable attributes like prominent aromatics, complex acidities, and honeyed sweetness at a greater intensity.

On the producing side of the value chain, coffee is that vital crop that materially enables smallholders’ hopes and dreams. Fortunate how we too get to play a part in turning them into reality when we savor and share their coffees, like these. Swing by our roastery in Sharjah for your share soon or get them here sooner!