Ethiopia, Riripa

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Tasting notes

This coffee comes from smallholdersSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. in Riripa Village, West Arsi, Sidamo – a region renowned for its diverse flavour profiles. With its mix of microclimates and unique soil types, Sidamo coffee varies from town to town, each with its own character. What ties them together is the complexity, often linked to the local landraceHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. varieties. These unique varieties can differ not just by town, but even from farm to farm, with each grower often cultivating rare varieties found nowhere else. When blended at the local cooperative, these distinct coffees create a rich, complex flavour that reflects the diversity of the land.