Mustefa Abalulessa, Ethiopia

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

PROFILE: Sweet and Smooth WITH NOTES OF Apple Pie, Brown Sugar, Peach ROAST: Medium Roast For Espresso Brewing Download the Mustefa Abalulessa, Ethiopia Transparency Report ABOUT There are over two million smallholderSmallholderA 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. coffee farmers in Ethiopia, but only one Mustefa Abalulessa. He‚Äôs considered an industry pioneer and a community leader in his region, where he provides coffee seeds and ongoing support to the local coffee sector. This is classic Jimma coffee‚Äîbursting with big stone fruit flavours and cleansing acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. The team is delighted to share it once again. In 2017, a legislative change in the Ethiopian coffee industry made it easier for producers to gain export licenses, allowing them to sell more directly to customers like Seven Seeds. A fairly radical shift in the ECX (Ethiopian Coffee Exchange) enabled greater vertical integration, removing barriers to market entry for producers. Mustefa Abalulessa was one of the first to secure such a license, and after an initial meeting at origin in 2018, Seeds began purchasing directly from Mustefa in 2021‚Äîand have done so every year since. Changes like these have made it easier to establish and maintain direct relationships with smaller coffee exporters, reducing bureaucracy and improving pricing transparency. SOURCING ORIGIN: Agaro, Oromia, Ethiopia PRODUCER: Mustefa Abalulessa VARIETIES: Mix of 74110, 74165 PROCESS: Fully WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. ALTITUDE: 2150 masl PARTNERS: Coqua QUALITY SCORE: 86.25 HISTORY: Fifth year of purchasing LOT SIZE: 10800kgs HARVEST: October to December