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Ethiopia - Aricha

Ethiopia - Aricha

Buraca Roasters

About This Coffee

This coffee originates from the Yirgacheffe Aricha region in Ethiopia. It is grown by small farmers using shade-grown banana trees and follows organic practices without certification. The coffee is processed using natural methods with fermentation in plastic barrels for 9 days and drying for 13 to 18 days. The farm operates 200 beds and has been in operation for three years, working in collaboration with Ephtah. Harvesting takes place from November to January with the facility employing 6 permanent workers that increases to 100 people during harvest. The coffee is stored locally before being transported to Addis Ababa.

Origin

Yirgacheffe (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Roast Level

Processing

Natural

Typology

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Buraca Roasters

Buraca Roasters brings over thirty years of roasting experience and three generations of relationships with individual coffee farmers to its operation in Lisbon, a depth of history that began in commercial coffee before the team made a deliberate transition into specialty roasting that now defines everything the company produces. The roastery operates daily, profiling each coffee to maximize its unique qualities and delivering it fresh, with a sourcing network built on long term partnerships with producers who are committed to sustainable agricultural practices and fair labor rights. Buraca sources from origins as diverse as the volcanic soils of Guatemala and the mountain farms of Ethiopia, and roasts to extract the natural flavors of every bean so that customers can taste the genuine difference between regions, altitudes, and processing methods rather than a uniform house style. Every coffee carries complete traceability so customers can find out exactly where, how, and by whom their beans were produced, and the roastery ships throughout Portugal and Europe with a money back guarantee that reflects genuine confidence in the product. Buraca Roasters occupies a distinctive position in Portugal's specialty landscape as a family operation whose generational knowledge of coffee sourcing predates the specialty movement itself, giving it a network of farmer relationships that newer roasteries cannot easily replicate.

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