ETHIOPIA - SAKICHA (ESPRESSO OR FILTER)

We recommend this lot for filter or espresso

Origin Oromia, Guji, Ethiopia

Altitude 1500 - 1800 meters

Washing Process 

Heirloom Varieties

Producer Small producers through Nardos Coffee

In a traditionally coffee-producing country, important changes are taking place. In Ethiopia, a growing number of young coffee farmers are gaining morale, with the easing of ECX regulation and the start of the Cup of Excellence. Among them is Biniyam Aklilu. Biniyam adapts processing methods in response to customer requests and creates original batches.

Now, at 28 years old, Biniyam seems to have the potential to evolve in every possible way. We also feel his ambitions, as if he always had something more to desire.

Nardos Coffee dates back to the 1960s, when Biniyam's great-grandfather started coffee production in Guji. Later, his grandfather built a washing station there. It is the first private washing station in the region. Then, in 1998, Biniyam's father founded a coffee exporting company. In three generations, the family has carried out this important enterprise, leaving an indelible mark on the history of Ethiopian coffee.

Today, Nardos Coffee operates nine washing stations and six dry mills in Guji, Yirgachefe and Uraga, with a staff of 115 permanent employees.

“Our greatest strength is that all our family and relatives are coffee farmers,” says Biniyam. “When I was a child, every time I went to an Aklilu's house, there was a coffee farm. Having grown up in such an environment, I know everything about coffee. My great-grandfather had at least 15 children and divided his plot for each child. So right now the farm we have left is not that big.”

[ENG]

In a traditional coffee producing country, major changes are a foot. In Ethiopia, an increasing number of young coffee producers are gaining a morale boost, with the easing of ECX regulation and the start of the Cup of Excellence. Among them is Biniyam Aklilu. Biniyam tailors processing methods in response to customers' requests and creates original lots.

Now at 28 years old, Biniyam seems to have the potential to evolve in every possible way. We also felt his ambitions, as if he always had something more to desire. Above all, his samples were so high-quality that we were overcome with emotion.

Nardos Coffee dates back to the 1960's, when Biniyam's great-grandfather started coffee production in Guji. Later on, his grandfather built a washing station there. That was the first ever privately-run washing station in the region. Then, in 1998, Biniyam's father founded a coffee export company. In three generations, the family has pulled off this major undertaking, leaving an indelible mark on the history of Ethiopian coffee.

Today, Nardos Coffee runs nine washing stations and six dry mills in Guji, Yirgachefe, and Uraga, with a workforce of 115 permanent employees.

“Our greatest strength is that all our family members and relatives are coffee producers,” Biniyam says. “Every time I went to an Aklilu's house as a child, there was a coffee farm. Having grown up in such an environment, I know everything about coffee. My great-grandfather had at least 15 children, and divided his plot for each child. So right now, the farm we are left with isn't so large.”