The coffees we purchase from the Idido cooperative are simply remarkable. They’re not only some of the highest quality offerings we buy each year but also come from our longest-running partnership in East Africa. Idido’s members reside in some of Ethiopia's highest-elevation coffee-growing areas. This renowned terroir is famous for producing coffee flavors that are both highly aromatic and complex. We taste delicate floral notes alongside flavors of melon and citrus. Yirgacheffe town is one of the most famous coffee destinations in Ethiopia, if not the entire coffee-producing world. When we first traveled there in the mid-2000s, it was hard to believe that a town so tiny could have such a reputation. Its renown, however, is well-earned. The Idido cooperative’s main processing site is just a short drive up into the mountains on the eastern side of Yirgacheffe. The nearly 2000 producers belonging to the cooperative typically farm small plots of land around their homes, averaging 1.5 hectares, diversely planted with various crops and shade trees. While a large percentage of the area's population grows coffee as a cash crop, a majority are subsistence farmers growing an array of fruits, vegetables, and beans. The Idido cooperative is a member of the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, known as YCFCU. Since 2011, we’ve worked with both the co-op and the union to separate lots from specific communities or washing stations. We've also experimented with screen separations and special-preparation lots focused on coffee cherry ripeness and drying techniques. Aside from these explorations of quality, we’ve funded multiple grants from our Seeds program supporting a range of sustainability projects in the area. Ethiopia can be a notoriously difficult place to source coffee through long-term relationships due to intense competition and near constant changes in government regulations regarding the coffee trade. Despite these hurdles, each year we’re proud to welcome Idido back to our menu as a core offering beloved by our customers and staff.
Lemon
Guava
Vegetal/Earthy/Herb
Type
Single Origin
Origin
Yirga Chefe, Ethiopia
Roast
Light
Species
Arabica
Varieties
Wolisho, Dega, Kurume, 74112, 74110, 74165
Process
Washed
Altitude
1900-2400m
Producer
Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers' Cooperative Union
Farm
Idido