Ethiopia

Kaffa

Province (historical) · Ethiopia

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
750–2,200 m · 10 of 16 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Terrain
Mountainous forest land in southwestern highlands, very fertile, capable of three harvests per year. Bordered by Sudan (west), Illubabor (northwest), Walega (north), Shewa (northeast), Sidamo (east), Gamu-Gofa (southeast)
Varieties
Ethiopian landraces (unidentified) · Geisha · JARC 74110 · JARC 74112
Base process
Natural · Washed · Honey
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)

Birthplace of Arabica coffee plant. Coffee grows wild as forest coffee and semi-forest coffee. One of trademarked Ethiopian regional designations

1 growing area

Administrative area and coffee origin

Across Kaffa15 coffees with no finer area recorded