This is a very special single-producer lot from Boneya Robe. He has a very small garden at an extreme altitude in Gedeb. Only the ripest cherries were selected, and the processing was meticulous. In the cup we find ripe peach, watermelon, and sweet tea.
Ethiopian Landrace
Gedeb, Gedeo
2,450 masl
January 2026
Hand-picked above 20 Brix and 2,450 masl. Floated. Held in-cherry for 12 hours in shade. De-pulped and cleaned. Dry-fermented in plastic barrels for 12 hours. Wet-fermented for an additional 12 hours. Meticulously hand-washed to remove mucilage only. Dried in shade until moisture content reaches ~11%.
ABOUT BONEYA ROBE
This lot was produced exclusively from cherries grown by Boneya Robe, selected at a specific Brix content and elevation. Boneya tends a small 2-hectare (~5-acre) garden at extreme altitude, and this marks our first year fully separating his coffee. We are grateful to SNAP for their work, and to Boneya and the Chorso Bule site for making this lot possible.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent a significant part of the country’s economy. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single variety coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.
Pricing Details
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$17.61/KG
DDP
$21.46/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.