Berkely & Jensen Ethiopian Coffee - Whole Bean 40oz bag

100% Batch Roasted Arabica Coffee - Medium Dark Roast

Ethiopian coffee can have a strong dry edge, winy to fruit like acidity, rich aroma, and a heavy body.  In the best coffees, one can observe an intense aroma of blueberries or blackberries.

The History of Ethiopian Coffee

While most people talk of Ethiopia, they immediately think of coffee. Maybe you have heard that Ethiopia was the birthplace of coffee, or at least the discovery of it.

More than a thousand years ago, Kaldi, an Abyssinian goat herder from Ethiopia saw his goats acting strangely. They were said to almost be dancing on their hind legs. Upon further investigation, he saw they were eating red cherries off some wild bushes. Intrigued, he tried some of the berries, and soon knew why his goats were dancing about. He gathered several berries, took them to his wife, and she proclaimed them to be from God.

The Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony is an important part of Ethiopian life. A visitor is almost always invited to share in this lengthy, beautiful ceremony conducted by a lone, young woman in colorful, traditional garb. The roasting of the beans is done in a pan over a wood or charcoal stove, along with the ubiquitous smell of incense. The beans are stirred until thoroughly roasted and then ground with a mortar and pestle. The ground beans are then added to a Jebena, which is an oddly shaped dark clay coffee pot, along with hot water. The mixture is strained several times through a fine filter to produce a delicious coffee.