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Highwire Coffee Roasters

Featured in April 2013 Box

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Roaster
Highwire Coffee Roasters
Oakland, California
Producer
Keffa Cooperative
Origin
Yirgacheffe, Ethopia
Varieties
Heirloom (Ethiopian)
Elevation
1900-2300
Meters Above Sea Level
Process
Washed
Our Notes
Floral aromas lead into candy-like layers of sugar and lemon, accented with notes of bergamot and black tea.

Usually, the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) would prevent single-source Ethiopian coffees (such as the exquisite batch you hold in your hands) from ever seeing the light of day. But this ain't no usual coffee. This shimmering Yirgacheffe was just so singular, so colorful, so freakin' tasty, that it's exporters found a way to deliver it straight to you. And you'll be glad they did, because these beans have been hand-selected to be far higher quality than could ever be bought on the ECX. This bright, iridescent coffee opens with floral aromas that introduce candy-like layers of sugar and brulee'd lemon, accented with notes of bergamot and black tea.