Ethiopia Kecho Tirtira

Roasting. Delicious Single Origins coffees await you! In this photo: Ethiopia Kecho Tirtira (green.)

Three New Coffees On Siphon

Three new coffees On Siphon. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Guatemala!

Ethiopia Kaffa Michiti Coop

John's been roasting nonstop. Come get some fresh and awesome beans for your weekend brewing happiness! In the photo: Ethiopia Kaffa Michiti Coop

Ethiopia Tencho Cooperative roasted and bagged

More beans just roasted and bagged for you! In the photo: Ethiopia Tencho Cooperative. Get yours today!

These Beautiful Beans

Yiching Says --

When you need fresh and delicious Single Origin coffee beans, get them at caffe d'bolla! John roasts the top quality in-season greens multiple times a week (ok he seems to be constantly roasting, if you ask me) with roast precision, so you can always get the best beans available.

Selections are constantly changing, so when you see the ones you like, pick 'em up right away! You may not see them again for another year. Come by the shop to see what's roasting and being put up on-shelf, and you can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, to see our day-to-day posts and to interact with either John or myself.

Here are pics of a few Single Origin coffees we recently offered. Stop by and check out what we have in store for you today!

Guatemala Finca Rosma.

Ethiopia Kaffa Michiti Coop.
Sumatra Gunung Gayo - wet processed.
Costa Rica La Union Yellow Honey.

Come get your beans and talk coffee! :)

Ethiopia Kaffa - Michiti Coop

John's been roasting quite a bit, and also introducing new coffees to the shop!

One of the newest greens we got in is Ethiopia Kaffa - Michiti Coop.

Michiti is a cooperative in the far Western area of Ethiopia called Kaffa, where coffee is said to originate as an understory plant in the dense forests. Michiti was our buyer's favorite coffee from this area, and has 260 coop members growing coffee on small farms at a range of 1700 to 1900 meters. In this area, much coffee is simply planted in the forests, untended, then harvested when ripe. Other coffee is simply found growing wild and harvested. A few farms are more intentionally planted, pruned, and improved over time. The cooperative paid a record dividend to farmers this year after the harvest, based on the premium price we paid for their coffee. And it deserves it!

In the cup it's dried peach and strawberry with ginger, cinnamon, and coriander, caramel cookie notes in the background. A must have coffee.

Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Konga - DP

Another great Yirga Cheffe just came out of the roaster!

This is an exceptional Dry Processed offering of heirloom varietals from small-holder farmers in the Gedeo zone of Yirga Cheffe. This comes from an elevation of 1900 to 2300 masl. This coffee was sun-dried on raised screen beds. The circulation of the air promotes a sweeter, cleaner cup.

In the cup it's sweet tropical fruit and berry notes with hints of aromatic spice interwoven throughout. An incredible coffee.

Ethiopia Zonegediyo Kochere Yirga Cheffe

Roasted and Ready! Our first batch of Ethiopia Zonegediyo Kochere Yirga Cheffe of the season.

This is a stand-out wet-processed offering from the Southern zone, from within the Kochere region of Yirga Cheffe. This comes from the Alemu washing station and is a competition class coffee that works on many roast levels.

In the cup it's toffee, black tea, and a hint of lychee up front with a raw sugar sweetness. As it cools, it opens up to smooth Meyer lemon, pomelo, and floral honey sweetness. Exceptional!

Ethiopia Grade 1 Aramo - DP

Ethiopia Grade 1 Aramo - DP just roasted!

This coffee comes from the highlands of Yirga Cheffe, from the village of Aramo. This is from many small farm lots within the village. This heirloom vairetal comes from one particular area at 1900-2100 masl and is naturally processed and sun-dried on raised African beds.

In the cup it's sweet floral ntes and buttered caramel, as it begins to cool, apricot, mango, nectarine, lychee, and strawberry fruit notes come alive in the cup. Exceptional.

Ethiopia Chelelektu Yirga Cheffe

A new batch of Ethiopia Chelelektu Yirga Cheffe just came out of the roaster!

This lot of heirloom varietals was produced by about 600 small holder farmers and prepared to grade one standards. It was processed at the Teklu Dembel washing station near the town of Che'elelektu in the Kochere Woreda of Yirga Cheffe.

In the cup it's apricot, tangerine, white peach and cherry notes with a honey-maple sweetness. Wow!

Pick up a bag today!

Ethiopia Busa Bechane

Roasted and Ready! Ethiopia Busa Bechane is available Whole Bean and also On Siphon right now at caffe d'bolla.

This coffee is from Busa Bechane, a cooperative in the Western Ethiopia growing region of Jimma. Started in 2010, they have received high marks for commitments to farmer members. Their quality begins with environmental responsibility and business practices, and this focus translates to an excellent cup.

In the cup it's varied stone fruit notes - mango, apricot, and peach with a praline like sweetness. Grape acidity as it cools.

Come try it today!

Ethiopia Suke Quto

This season's Ethiopia Suke Quto is back! We currently have it available Whole Bean and On Siphon. It's delicious!

This coffee comes from Suke Quto, a producer group in the southern Guji zone of Shakiso. Coffee farming has been a core part of the Guji Oromo culture, and it shows in the results of this wet processed crop. The flavors are distinctly different from Yirga Cheffe, and Sidamo.

In the cup it's juicy peach and jasmine, with hints of melon and a caramelized sugar sweetness.

Ethiopia Goma - Duromina Cooperative

Available Whole Bean at caffe d'bolla right now... Ethiopia Goma - Duromina Cooperative.

This coffee from Duromina Cooperative is pat of a initiative our buyer has in Ethiopia to work direct at the coop level. With this lot we can verify that the great price we paid will result in a fair distribution of funds, a better managed coop, investment in th emill, and even better coffee next year!

In the cup it's ripe berry and cherry with peach and almond essence throughout. A sweet caramel background balances the intense ripe fruit that emerges as the cup cools. Wowza!

Come in and get yours today!

Ethiopia Bedele Sota Cooperative

Just bagged: Ethiopia Bedele Sota Cooperative.

Sota cooperative lies just outside Bedele town in Ethiopia's Western most province of Illubabor. It is part of a new initiative our buyer helped set up. It is a non-governmental program that consists of both agronomists and financial advisers to help train for more efficient business and farming practices. It has been a very successful program. It has led to excellent coffees they have been able to sell for 3 to 4 times the price they had been previously.

In the cup it's date, fig, and black currant up front with hints of tamarind and a soft raisin and red honey sweetness. Exceptional!

Ethiopia Nano Challa "Eid Al Adha"

Just roasted and available Whole Bean at caffe d'bolla!

This particular lot of Nano Challa was processed during the "Eid Al-Adha" holiday week, or "Festival of Sacrifice". The holiday commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Nano Challa is i the Gera Woreda, with farm altitudes between 1900 to 2100 meters. The Nano Challa Cooperative is part of an initiative our buyer has in Ethiopia to work direct at the coop level. The non-government organization coordinates agronomists and managers for each of the coops, and also has a business adviser assigned that helps the coop manage their debt, re-invest in quality improvements at the mill, and verifies distribution of income to all members.

In the cup it's fruited white honey with kumquat, pomelo, and melon. Hints of cherry, toffee, and hazelnut as it cools. A testament to an excellent farm relationship.

Ethiopia - Saris Abaya DP

Fresh out of the roaster, and available Whole Bean at caffe d'bolla: Ethiopia - Saris Abaya DP.

Saris Abaya is a coffee from one processing station in the Guji zone of the Sidama region. Coffees from these southern areas of Sidama have a unique flavor profile and the slightly drier climate lends itself to natural coffees like this. This coffee had extra sorting performed on the raised beds to remove unripes. We paid a large premium over conventional dry-processed coffees from the Guji area for the extra hand labor to prepare this lot.

The flavors are amazing - peach, apricot, raspberry, strawberry, with hints of nut and cocoa. A treasure with every sip!

Espresso: Ethiopia Sidama - Deri Kochoha

We started a new Single Origin Espresso today. It's Ethiopia Sidama - Deri Kochoha.

This Single Origin offering if from the Deri Kochoha washing station in Oromia, south of Yirga Cheffe. Some 600 farmer-members contribute to this lot, where it undergoes traditional hand-sorting and raised bed drying. their skill and attention to detail has given us an excellent coffee to work with. This coffee was roasted to three separate profiles and post-blended to increase depth and complexity in the cup.

In the cup it's layered apricot, peach, and orange blossom notes up front with a toffee-caramel candy sweetness, and a smooth and lasting cocoa finish. Bomb diggity good!

Ethiopia Chelelektu Yirga Cheffe

On the siphon right now we have Ethiopia Chelelektu Yirga Cheffe. 

This lot was produced by about 600 small holder farmers and prepared to grade one standards. It was processed at the Teklu Dembel washing station near the town of Che'elelek'tu in the Kochere Woreda of Yirga Cheffe.

In the cup it's tangerine, apple, and grape, with caramel and honey body and jasmine floral highlights. Aromatics from bergamot to berry. Huge thumbs up!

Ethiopia Sidama Deri Kochoha

Fresh out of the roaster: Ethiopia Sidama Deri Kochoha. It's available on the siphon, and also as Whole Bean coffee (as of now.)

This lot of Sidama region coffee comes from Deri Kochoha station. The station has approximated 600 contributing farmers, and produces approximately 2 containers per year. They use a traditional pulping, fermentation, and drying methods to produce an exceptionally sweet and clean coffee.

In the cup it's fig, buttery brown sugar and cinnamon notes right off the bat with a black tea finish. As it cools, hints of wheat bread come through and the flavors change to Meyer lemon and soft citrus notes with warm caramel and orange blossom highlights.

Layered. Complex. Sweet. A favorite of 2012!

Ethiopia Gera Jimma Nano Challa

Fresh out of the roaster: Ethiopia Gera Jimma Nano Challa.

This coffee from Nano Challa Cooperative is part of a new initiative we have in Ethiopia to work direct at the coop level. A cooperative can make all kinds of quality improvements, turn out fantastic coffee, and sink deeper in debt all the while. Cooperatives often fail to return a fair and full amount of payment to their farmer-members. Often this is from poor management, and sometimes from graft as well. With this lot we can verity that the great price we paid will result in a fair distribution of funds, a better managed coop, investment in the mill, and even better coffee next year!

In the cup it's sweet, light, and juicy peach notes with hints of apricot and red current. Honey and jasmine floral notes throughout. Light and sweet.