Ethiopian coffee beans are where coffee’s story begins, and they’re still some of the most exciting beans you can put in your cup. Known for their light to medium body, bright acidity, and complex flavour profile, Ethiopian single origin coffee is a treat for curious tastebuds. Expect vibrant, fruity, and floral flavours that dance on your palate; think jasmine blossom, zesty bergamot, blueberry, strawberry but so many more as well. It’s coffee that feels more like an experience than a drink, and if you were to visit, you’d quickly find out why, as coffee brewing is one of the rituals that binds Ethiopian society together.
Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of coffee, and its culture runs deep. Most beans are grown in the lush south-west, in iconic regions like Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Harrar, Limu, and Kaffa, where coffee plants thrive in humid, evergreen forests at 1,200–2,100m above sea level. That altitude, combined with rich soil and careful farming, gives us some of the best Ethiopian coffee beans UK coffee lovers can buy.
When those green beans reach us in Liverpool, we roast them to perfection, a light-to-medium roast that lets all those delicate floral and fruity notes shine. We only roast 100% Arabica beans (never Robusta, never dark roast), so what you get is clean, complex, and full of character.
Whether you want whole bean Ethiopian coffee or perfectly ground coffee for your favourite brew method, we’ve got you covered. Click below to buy Ethiopian coffee online and bring a little sunshine to your cup.
Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Harrar, Jimmah, Limu, Lekempti are all distinctive regions within Ethiopia, but the variety from within regions can be mind-boggling. We have tended to roast coffees from Sidamo and Yirgacheffe, in the south of the country, which is one the most famous regions. Here, the mix of rich soils, high altitudes, slow maturation of coffee cherry, and the countless local varietals give the coffees some of the most explosive fruit flavours that can be found, anywhere in the world.
Worka Wuri washing station is located near Gedeb town, Gedeo zone, in the SNNP region of Southern Ethiopia. Over a number of years the region has developed a distinguished reputation for fine coffees, producing some of the most sought-after microlots in world. The combination of high altitude (up to 2,100m in some areas), fertile soil, consistent and plentiful rains, and an abundance of local knowledge are all contributing factors to the high status of coffees from this mill.
Ethiopian coffee has a vast range of flavours, but expect to find one or more of:
