African Tribute

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Guji

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20

DIRECT TRADE COFFEE Description Introducing 49th's first specialty instant coffee... simply pour, stir and enjoy! With complex fruit notes and a sweet honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. finish, this specialty instant blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. is a tribute to Africa - the ancestral home of all coffee. Each box comes with 6 individual packs, makes 6 cups of coffee. Product Details What is Instant Coffee? Simply put, instant coffee is the soluble that have been extracted out of the coffee beans. Instant coffee is fully water soluble and no further extraction is required to prepare a delicious cup of coffee. We will be rotating different coffees throughout the year to keep things fresh and because coffees are very seasonal and often comes from small lots around the world. At this time, we are offering 2 different Ethiopian coffee from different regions and roast level as well as one decaffeinated coffee. Producer: Kolla Bulcha Farmer's Cooperative Country: Ethiopia Region: Gera, Jimma Elevation: 2000 - 2100 m.a.s.l. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: Local HeirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. Roast Level: Light RoastLight roastRoasted just past first crack to preserve origin character: higher acidity, florals, and fruit, lighter body. The signature of Nordic-style roasting. To create our instant coffee, we partnered with Swift Cup Coffee where they use their innovative freeze-drying process on our coffee beans, preserving and locking in each coffees unique flavour profiles. Sourcing Story 49th Parallel Crop To Cup Story This new instant coffee leverages our single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources. coffee from Taltalcha washing stationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. in Ethiopia, located in the Guji region, Oda Shakiso district. Owned by Abraham Bagasho, they are receiving and processing coffee cherries from over 120 farming families in the surrounding area. Most of the farmers are producing coffee between 1700 - 2100 m.a.s.l, with the average producer’s farm being around 1 hectare in size. Varieties found are local heirloom and JARC varieties. JARC varieties are cultivars that were developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Centre (JARC), in order to improve disease and pest resistance while increasing crop yield. To create our instant coffee, we partnered with Swift Cup Coffee where