eBay

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Arabica Coffee

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. The first Arabica tree was found growing in the wild in the forests of the south-western highlands of Kaffa and Buno districts. The name, Coffee, is derived from the Kaffa region in Ethiopia. The cultivation by men of the coffee tree dates back to the 9^th century, although it is still a mystery to who was responsible. The Ethiopian nomadic mountain men were said to be the first to feel the effects of coffee, but it was not consumed as a beverage, rather they chewed on the red cherries.

Today Ethiopia’s production is significant and the quality of these coffees are among the most unusual in the world, but without a doubt amongst the best coffees in the world.

Cup Characteristics This Direct Trade Arabica Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, is known for its bright and acidic properties that has a clean taste which intensifies the palate. It has an array of floral notes and distinct citrus characteristics with a wonderful bright complexity. The Yirgacheffe will exhibit tones of toasted coconut often with an elegant finish.

All of our roasting is done per order and free grinding is available upon request. If you have a preferred roast, please either state your preferred roast during check out (in the paypal portion) or via separate ebay email.

Lavanta Coffee Roasters is a 2nd generation coffee company focusing on Specialty Coffees. Started by an immigrant who worked extremely hard to earn his citizenship, Lavanta Coffee initially was focused to put bread on the table. After a few years of hard work, Lavanta hired additional personnel to assist with the increased workload and graduated to have 5 roasters spread over it's 3 global roasting facilities. Lavanta now focuses on giving back to it's origin farmers by offering Direct Trade, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance & Organic coffees as well as puts an extra emphasis on sourcing from women coffee farmers.

Today the Lavanta Group moves over 1.6 million pounds of coffee on an annual basis to 6 continents however keeps our original 100+ year old roaster, a 4 oz coffee roaster, to remember where it all began. All of our coffees are roasted to order by the Founder's direct family members and are guaranteed fresh. Our officers continually travel the globe to ensure that every container of coffee purchased by the Group is fairly sourced, properly processed and guaranteed fresh.

Unlike many of our competitors who sell coffee from a garage or are just resellers, we have enclosed a copy of our Department of Health Certificate to show that our 7,000+ square foot facility is a fully approved food licensed facility. Every one of our employees are required to take food safety handling tests to ensure safe and proper handling of your coffees. What this means is that hats or hairnets are required, no direct contact with the beans are allowed, and all sanitary standards exceed the Department of Health requirements. Additionally our scales are tested by the State on a regular basis to ensure accurate weights & measures.

We thank you for supporting our Direct Trade Coffees and guarantee you will enjoy our coffees or your money back!

Be sure to add me to your favorites list!