Ethiopia | Alo Bona Zuria Site

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This washed coffee from Sidama is a very easy drinker, with a smooth black tea character that is complimented by a gentle lemon note and persistent creamy mouthfeel.

We roast Monday through Friday and roast to order. We do our best to ship orders the business day following your order. Delivery time is based on distance and carrier efficiency. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at hello@labarbacoffee.com

Goes Good With

Tasting Notes:

Sweet Lemon, Black Tea, Cream

Producer:

Alo Coffee

Cultivar:

74158, 74112, 74110

Process:

Washed

Elevation:

2100-2300

Sidama, Ethiopia

Alo Coffee was founded in 2020 by Tamiru Tadesse to produce and export exceptional, competition-level coffees from Bensa, Sidama. Born and raised in Bensa, Tamiru returned home to build a quality-driven company after a close friend’s Cup of Excellence win in 2020 revealed the region’s global potential.

Based in Alo kebele, the washing station sources cherry from smallholder farmers at newly viable high elevations, where changing climate conditions have opened new coffee-growing zones. Alo Coffee works closely with farmers to explore these emerging terroirs, delivering distinctive flavor profiles while supporting adaptation to environmental change.

As the birthplace of Arabica and Africa’s largest coffee producer, Ethiopia’s coffee industry supports nearly 15 million people and remains central to the country’s culture and economy.

QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON

Growing

Farmer’s nurture coffee plants, navigating the challenges of changing weather and the coffee market

Planning / Forecasting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Harvest

Farmers hand pick coffee cherries as they fully ripen, sometimes having to make many passes to pick only ripe fruit

Forward Contracting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Milling

Coffee cherries are depulped (“washed”), dried, and sorted as green

Preship Sampling

We receive small samples of coffees to roast and cup. We choose the best coffees of all we sample to approve for purchase.

Export/Import

Coffee travels from mill to port, over ocean to North American port, and is organized in a coffee specific (temp, humidity) warehouse.

Land Freight

Coffee travels from port, usually the West Coast, to our warehouse.

Profiling

We develop a roast profile to achieve flavor dynamics (sweetness, acidity, body etc) that showcase what we love about each specific coffee

Production Roasting

We batch roast the coffee to be packaged, sealed, and sent directly to you

Savouring

You get the sensory experience of a coffee’s incredible aromas and flavors as you brew and drink what we and others have worked to create.

Why Does a Coffee’s Story Matter?

The story of coffee is a story of people all over the globe working incredibly hard to create this beverage we love so much. The story of a specific coffee - how it was grown and how the people involved in farming and transporting it were treated and compensated - is deeply ethical and inextricably tied to the coffee’s quality. Farmers can’t justify the cost, time, and labor required to make the high quality coffee if they’re not compensated adequately for such a difficult undertaking. We take the stories of our coffees seriously out of concern for people and our love of coffee.

We specifically choose coffees and import partners based on quality and ethics. A wide range of ethical claims intended to offer quick peace of mind exist throughout the coffee industry, but we’ve found that the size and complexity of the supply chain don’t really fit into such convenient labels. Our approach is to work with farming and importing partners whose standards are oriented towards improving farmer well being through financial traceability, ever improving coffee quality, and sustainability.