This Ethiopia Dumerso is a washed coffee from the Yirgacheffe district in the Gedeo Zone. Grown at high altitudes between 1,900 and 2,200 meters, this coffee is known for its delicate, bright, and vibrant profile. It features distinct tasting notes of lemon, apricot, and black tea, offering a clean and crisp cup that is characteristic of high-grade specialty micro-lots from this renowned region.
NewGround Coffee was founded in 2018 in Oxford by Joel Grates and Dickon Morris with a social mission at its core: providing work and training opportunities for ex offenders. The roastery is B Corp certified and pays growers four times the Fairtrade standard. Head roaster James learned his craft at Redemption Roasters while in prison and now runs the Loring S15 Falcon day to day. The original café opened in 2019 in the same Headington building as the roastery, and a second location, a café and wine bar on Ship Street in central Oxford, followed in 2023. The inspiration for the business traces back to the Zukuka Bora project in Uganda, where coffee farming transformed lives in communities affected by civil war.
