Truly exceptional coffees are few and far between and only come along rarely each crop season. Amaro Gayo is one of those coffees that fall into this exclusive category. This exceptional naturally processed coffee is exported through Ethiopia's only female miller/exporter, an exceptional woman. Asnakech Thomas is one of the most inspiring figures in Ethiopian coffee today. Native to the Amaro region, Asnakech decided to return to her homeland in 2005 with the single goal to improve coffee quality at her mill and within the local community at large.
Asnakech is one of the few people to travel weekly between Addis and the coffee areas.
The Amaro Mountains are a small range separating the communities of Amaro on the eastern slopes from Nechisar National Park and the lowland tribal areas of Arba Minch in southwest Ethiopia, Sidama region. The local coffee varieties, relatively light population, waterfalls and highland bamboo forests are among the many unique features of the area.
Prices paid for this organic coffee are at the extreme high end of market, social programs are in the works including possibilities for assistance with capacity building and coffee job creation, schools, clean water and medical care.
Features:
Altitude: 5200 feet
Processing Method: Natural
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Species: Arabica
Harvest: October-February
