Origin: Ethiopia
Farm/Region: Agaro, Oromia
Tasting Notes: Smooth and Sweet with notes of Breakfast Juice, Apple Pie, Honeycomb
Producer: Mustafa Abalulessa
Varietal: Mix of 74110, 74165
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 2150 MASL
In 2017 there was a legislative change in the Ethiopian coffee industry that made it easier for producers to gain export licenses, allowing them to sell more directly to customers like Seven Seeds. A fairly radical change to the ECX ( Ethiopia Coffee Exchange ) allowed for more vertical integration, removing barriers of market entry for producers.
Mustefa Abalulessa was one of the first producers to gain such a license, and after an initial meeting at origin in 2018, Seeds were able to purchase directly off Mustefa in 2021 and every year since then. Changes like these have made it easier to establish and maintain direct relationships with smaller coffee exporters, removing bureaucracy and improving pricing transparency.
There are over two million smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia, but there is only one Mustefa Abalulessa. He is considered an industry pioneer, and community leader in the region where he is from. Where he provides coffee seeds, and support to the local coffee industry. It is classic Jimma coffee, bursting with big stone fruit flavours and cleansing acidity. The team is delighted to be able to share this coffee once again.