Ethiopia Sidama Ardi Coffee

The ethiopia ardi represents the combined output of roughly 1500 small farmers of heirloom typica located throughout sidama.

Ethiopia sidama ardi coffee. Ardi coffee is processed at a mill in the guji area of sidamo zone near michicha and kelenso moconissa town. This combination is a recipe for excellence and it s no wonder these coffees are always highly sought after. A complex layering of fruit strawberry guava pomegranate mango plus plumeria like flowers sandalwood roasted cacao nib in aroma and cup. Grown in southern ethiopia s guji zone an area where coffee farming is the main source of income for the people who live in the area.

Equator has been buying this clean and fruity coffee every year since 2013. The inspiration behind this coffee s name comes from the discovery of ardipithecus ramidus the oldest hominid ever found. The variety is heirloom and the elevation is between 1750 1900masl. This coffee won first place at this year s ethiopia taste of harvest competition.

Immensely sweet lushly aromatic. The inspiration behind this coffee s name comes from the discovery of ardipithecus ramidus the oldest hominid skeleton ever found. Ethiopia produces a large range of coffee beans from each area with characteristics that differ from place to place and are therefore considered as the best and highest quality varieties worldwide. Ethiopia returns with a new tasteful delight.

The fossil dubbed ardi is 4 4 million years old and was unearthed in ethiopia s great rift valley which is where the guji zone lies and this coffee is grown. The country with the largest coffee production in africa offers us another pleasure named specialty ethiopia sidama ardi. Ripe coffee cherries are hand picked at farms ranging in altitude of 1850 to 1950 meters and transported to the town of kilenso mokonisa for processing and milling. The ethiopia sidama ardi was carefully roasted for you by equator coffees teas.

Grown by nardos coffee in the guji borena hagermariam district region at 1 775 meters this full natural coffee is a perfect example of why we love coffees from ethiopia. The cup has notes of dark chocolate vanilla sweet lemon lavender and mixed berries. Grown in the guji region of sidamo province this ethiopian coffee is a dry or natural processed coffee meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit was removed as is the case with wet processed or washed coffees. Syrupy though lively mouthfeel.