Éthiopie Kaffa Indigène

Éthiopie Kaffa Indigène – our Ethiopia Kaffa Forest Native – is a wild, fruit-forward single-origin Ethiopian coffee from our Gran Riserva collection, grown in the ancient forests of Kaffa – widely considered the birthplace of coffee itself. Freshly roasted on demand in our Montréal facility using our signature TAG method, it offers naturally fruity, untamed notes over an excellent, full body. It is a coffee with deep roots and a story in every cup, at home as filter or espresso.

Tasting Notes

This is a coffee with a character all its own – naturally fruity, with the slightly wild edge that forest-grown Ethiopian coffees are known for. Bright fruit notes are carried by an excellent, rounded body, making for a cup that is both vivid and satisfying. Complex and expressive, it rewards a careful filter brew. The profile described here is for our TAG roast.

Origin

Ethiopia is widely considered the birthplace of coffee, and few places carry that heritage like Kaffa. This coffee is grown in the region's deep, wild forests by the Indigenous communities of the Bonga area – long known as the Kaffa people – for whom coffee has been part of daily life and culture for centuries. A small group of growers harvests just once a year, from September to January, hand-picking the ripe cherries and drying the beans on raised beds in the sun.

Roast

TAG (Torrefazione Artigianale Granito) is our suggested roast for single-origins. The TAG method drives the complete caramelization of the bean's natural sugars, drawing out the full depth of the coffee. The result is a rich, complex cup built on more than four decades of green-bean selection, roasting, and cupping expertise.

Brewing

For espresso, use about 1 tbsp (8 g) of coffee per 1 oz (30 ml) of fresh water. For filter or drip coffee, use 1 tbsp (8 g) per 8.5 oz (250 ml) of fresh water.

Additional Information

• Format: 300 g, 907 g, 3 kg
• Harvest: September to January
• Altitude: 1,700–2,000 m
• Species: Mixed heritage
• Cultivar: Typica
• Screen size: 14–18
• Process: Washed with fermentation
• Caffeine content: Approx. 1.5%
• Certifications: Kosher, Aliments Préparés au Québec
• Foundation: Humaniterra Foundation