Ethiopia / Malebo Project
Regular price
$21.00
This "special process" washed coffee was carefully hand-selected from lots of grade 1 seeds at the Idido Washing Station in Yirgacheffe, operated by Ardent Coffee Exporters. The care and attention comes through in the cup, with lots of peachy sweetness, dark caramel notes, and a slight floral nose that works well in a variety of preparations, even as an espresso.
Ethiopia has the fourth-highest orphan population in the world, driven mainly by poverty, conflict, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help address this tragedy, Ardent Coffee Exporters created the Ardent Children Center (ACC), providing housing, care, support, security and education for 70 orphaned and semi-orphaned children in the coffee growing areas of Ethiopia. For every pound of Malebo Project coffee sold, $.10 goes directly to help fund the ACC.
ORIGIN: Ethiopia
PRODUCER: Ardent Coffee
FARM: Idido
VARIETY: Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties
PROCESS: Washed, special preparation
REGION: Yirgacheffe
ALTITUDE: 1850-1880 masl
Regular price
$21.00
This "special process" washed coffee was carefully hand-selected from lots of grade 1 seeds at the Idido Washing Station in Yirgacheffe, operated by Ardent Coffee Exporters. The care and attention comes through in the cup, with lots of peachy sweetness, dark caramel notes, and a slight floral nose that works well in a variety of preparations, even as an espresso.
Ethiopia has the fourth-highest orphan population in the world, driven mainly by poverty, conflict, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help address this tragedy, Ardent Coffee Exporters created the Ardent Children Center (ACC), providing housing, care, support, security and education for 70 orphaned and semi-orphaned children in the coffee growing areas of Ethiopia. For every pound of Malebo Project coffee sold, $.10 goes directly to help fund the ACC.
ORIGIN: Ethiopia
PRODUCER: Ardent Coffee
FARM: Idido
VARIETY: Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties
PROCESS: Washed, special preparation
REGION: Yirgacheffe
ALTITUDE: 1850-1880 masl
Community Initiatives
In many of the places it is grown, coffee is the core of the local economy; with some help, income from its cultivation can support not just a single farm but an entire community.
Our "Community Initiatives" coffees represent various programs designed to improve living standards at a hyper-local level. In each case, programs are created with input from the people who live there, applying a portion of the proceeds for the benefit of all. Some examples include construction of water filtration systems, financing micro-loans, purchasing livestock, and funding K-12 schools. These programs help to promote stability, self-sufficiency and resiliency in a rapidly changing world.
Air Roasted to Perfection
We use 100% electric, clean air roasting for our coffees.
Air roasting works by suspending the beans in a column of hot air, allowing them to roast more evenly and consistently without picking up unwanted flavors or defects that can happen with drum roasters. Our roasters are designed to produce safe, low-temperature, clean exhaust without filters, catalyzers or afterburners.
Altogether, this means that we can roast clean-tasting coffees more consistently using less energy and with lower emissions than conventional methods.
Circular Packaging
Our coffee cans are manufactured in the USA from 100% domestically sourced steel.
Why steel? Unlike plastic and paper, it's infinitely recyclable and is recovered at a higher rate (72%) than any other food packaging material. It's also the ideal barrier for keeping oxygen, moisture and light away from the beans inside. This, plus an integrated valve, means our coffee stays fresher longer.
