Ethiopia “Wild Grown Kafa Forest“, 250g

Origin and Plantation Where the coffee has its wild origin – the region of Kafa, which gave its name to this coffee, lies in the southwestern region of Ethiopia. This is where the coffee grows at altitudes of 1,400 to 2,100 m above sea level, largely wild, in the deep forests of the province and almost without human interception. This forest coffee is mainly processed naturally, which means that the coffee cherry is cleaned and then dried in the sun. Character and Taste Ethiopian coffee has a spicy, strong flavour, rounded off by a medium acidity and a rich, chocolatey body. As opposed to its brother from Sidamo, this coffee has a light acidity, a well-balanced flavour and a pleasant fruitiness. Plantation Info For some time now, it has been possible for the farmers to make a living by cultivating coffee. This is thanks to a clever businessman from Freiburg, Germany, and his fellows. For years, they have been trying to bring a balance to the forests of Kafa in order to prevent their overexploitation. They have succeeded in establishing a business that made it possible for 6600 Ethiopian farmers and their usually very large families to escape the struggle for survival. The farmers of this region pick the “Forest Coffee” (also called “wild coffee”) by hand.