This exceptional coffee is exported through Ethiopia's only female miller/exporter, an exceptional woman. Asnakech Thomas is one of the most inspiring figures in Ethiopian coffee today. Native to the Amaro region, Asnakech decided in 2005 to return to her homeland to improve coffee quality at her mill and in local communities.She is one of the few people to travel weekly between Addis and the coffee areas. The Amaro Mountains are a small range separating the communities of Amaro on the eastern slopes from Nechisar National Park and the lowland tribal areas of Arba Minch in southwest Ethiopia, Sidama region. The local coffee varieties, relatively light population, waterfalls and highland bamboo forests are among the many unique features of the area.

All Amaro Gayo coffee is certified organic. Prices paid for this coffee are at the extreme high end of market, social programs are in the works including possibilities for assistance with capacity building and coffee job creation, schools, clean water and medical care.

Altitude: 5200 feet
Processing Method: Natural
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica

Cup Characteristics: thick body, chocolatey, dried banana & blackberry. sweet rich chocolate aftertaste, very clean and consistent

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Harrar (Harer) is a region located on the Eastern side of Ethiopia. This coffee is distinguished by its wonderful blueberry and blackberry notes. Currently, Elan Organic imports Harrar through the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU), which was founded in June of 1999. OCFCU is a union of 24 small cooperatives benefiting 22,700 smallholder farmer members.

Altitude: 4500-6300 feet
Variety: Longberry & Shortberry
Processing Method: Natural (Dry-Processed)
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: October-March

Cup Characteristics: medium acidity, full rich body, mocha flavor, blueberry notes and sweet long finish

This exceptional natural coffee is from the famed Yirgachefe district in Sidamo. It is produced by smallholder farmers in a micro-region near the town of Idido called the Gedio Zone. The supplier owns a small mill in the region located at approximately 1900 m above sea level. He sources coffee from smallholder "garden coffee farms" in the surrounding areas, located between 1850 and 2100 meters. It is a natural sundried coffee. The ripe cherries are spread in a thin layer on elevated beds to dry. After drying, the coffee is hulled, screened, hand-sorted and polished. Our supplier only recently began experimenting with the processing of this coffee, exporting it as Idido Misty Valley.

Altitude: 5700 feet
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopia Cultivar
Processing Method: Natural
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: October-February

Cup Characteristics: rich, fruit forward cup, sweet juicy body full of chocolate & wild raspberry

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Lekempti, also known as Nek'empte, is a region located within the state of Welga, about 6 hours west by car from Addis Ababa. A small group of coffee farmers from this region are members of the Oromia Coffee Famrers Cooperative Union (OCFCU), founded in 1999. OCFCU is a union of 24 small cooperatives benefiting 22,700 smallholder famer members.
Elan Organic Coffees has been working with Lekempti for the last three years and has been impressed with the consistently wild cup. Lekempti is the capital city of the region and also the trading name for the specific coffee. The bulk of Lekempti coffee comes from Ghimbi and surrounding regions

Altitude: 4500-6300 feet
Variety: Longberry
Processing Method: Natural (Dry-Processed)
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: October-March

Cup Characteristics: nice bright acidity, wild floral apricots, chocolate and cherry notes throughout, rich body

Elan's Limu is from the Oromia region, the Jima zone located in southwest Ethiopia. The Cooperative name is Kenteri. Their annual production 307 MT per year. This cup profile is very similar to that of a Yirgacheffe.

Altitude: 5100-6000 feet
Variety: Longberry
Processing Method: Washed
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: September-December

Cup Characteristics: soft citric acidity, smooth chocolaty body, clean and consistent

This coffee is grown in the Sidamo region, Korate. This naturally processed Sidamo is certified Rainforest Alliance and Organic by IMO. The coffee is dried to 11.5% moisture on raised drying beds made of local materials and cement. There are 400 producers in the Cooperative, with an average farm size of 750 hectares. The soil is volcanic with high nutrient holding capacity for clay minerals.

Altitude: 5700 feet
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopia Cultivar
Processing Method: Natural
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: September-February

Cup Characteristics: rich, smooth body, apricot & cherry notes, clean and consistent

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. In 1960 Ethiopia became a member of the Inter-African Coffee Organization. Yirgacheffe is produced in Southern Ethiopia in the Sidamo region. This coffee is distinguished by its creamy body and citric acidity. It is a pleasantly bright coffee. Elan Organic Coffees imports Yirgacheffe coffee from both Oromia Cooperative and Yirgacheffe Cooperative.

Altitude: 5300-6600 feet
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopia Cultivar
Processing Method: Washed
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: October-March

Cup Characteristics: soft citric acidity, smooth chocolaty body, clean and consistent

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. This coffee is from the Yirgacheffe region in southern Ethiopia. The cherries are picked from an area of about 900 hectares at an altitude of 5700 feet above sea level. The farming group consists of about 490 farmers and together they have an annual production of about 600 metric tonnes.

Altitude: 5700 feet
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopia Cultivar
Processing Method: Washed
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: September-February

Cup Characteristics: soft citric acidity, smooth chocolaty body, clean and consistent