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Ethiopia Harvest Update – September 2020

It is that time of the year, where we start getting field reports from our suppliers for the coming season.  Kiremt (Summer in Amharic) is known for its heavy rainfalls. Technically the rainy season starts June to September, though in recent years, climate change has had a substantial effect on Read more…

By Alexander, 6 months6 months ago
Ethiopia

New ethiopian coffee profiles part 2

Hambela is the new Yirgacheffe! So says Satta in part 1 of this blog series, about how Ethiopian coffee profiles are changing. Read it here. In this post we look at what actually impacts the flavour profile of the cup. In the case of most Ethiopian coffees, it comes down Read more…

By Alexander, 1 year1 year ago
Ethiopia

Ethiopia 2019/2020 pre-harvest update

A couple of weeks ago the team and I headed to the south to spend a week visiting different suppliers we work with as well as new potentials.  The first stop of the season was with Kanketi, a family run business that we partnered with in 2018. They are based Read more…

By Alexander, 1 year1 year ago
Ethiopia

Internet is down, and other stories from Ethiopia

Internet is back up in Ethiopia Last week I was using a Telegram application to communicate with our team in Addis Ababa. The week prior to that, we were limited to the trusty old landline. Internet was down for two weeks. First it was shut off by the government during Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years2 years ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 6: risk management

This is the final in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do.” If you haven’t read the previous posts, we recommend you start here: Part 1: Planning. Previously on “What does a green coffee buyer do” I have spent several frantic weeks babysitting the coffees Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 5: shipping

This is Part 5 in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do.” If you haven’t read the previous posts, we recommend you start here: Part 1: Planning. I have cupped through thousands of coffees, and selected the best possible lots to meet our customers’ needs. Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 4: pre-contracting

This is Part 4 in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do”. If you haven’t read the previous posts, we recommend you start here: Part 1: Planning. What you taste is not necessarily what you get. I previously gave a small insight into cupping fresh Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 3: first selections

This is Part 3 in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do”. If you haven’t read the previous posts, we recommend you start here, Part 1: Planning. It’s time to start finding the first coffees of the season. Since it became legally possible to hold Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 2: reporting

This is Part 2 in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do”. If you haven’t read the previous posts, we recommend you start here, Part 1: Planning. It’s November and I’m in Ethiopia, doing the on-the-ground-planning for the upcoming harvest. On my way to breakfast Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
Ethiopia

What does a green coffee buyer do part 1: planning

Part 1 – Planning This is Part 1 in a series of posts called “What Does A Green Coffee Buyer Do”. See also Part 2: Reporting. Many coffee professionals listen to a coffee buyer talk about travel to exotic countries, and dream of doing the same one day. It is Read more…

By Alexander, 2 years1 year ago
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