ethiopian coffee

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Almost all the coffee grown worldwide today can be traced back to the coffee trees of ancient Abyssinia.

The high altitudes, perfect climate conditions, centuries-old farming techniques and the many thousands of local varietals create complex and unique tasting coffees rarely seen outside Ethiopia.

In this episode, Brendan, Aaron and Chris explore the social and economic importance of coffee in Ethiopia, and what is it that makes Ethiopian Coffee just so good?

Also discussed: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and if Aaron could write a book, what would it be about?

Perhaps this should have been our first episode as this week we go back to the beginning to ask the question, "Where is coffee from?"

Today, more than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily.  Coffee is grown worldwide along the coffee bean belt between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, in countries including Brazil, Kenya, Colombia, Vietnam, Indonesia, East Timor, India and Mexico.

So, where did it come from? 

Brendan, Aaron and Chris give you the answer on this week's episode of the Filament Coffee Podcast.

In this episode we journey to the birthplace of coffee: Ethiopia.

Ethiopia produces some of the most amazing, high quality, and truly unique coffee in the world. This two-part focus on Ethiopian coffee will explore basic information about Ethiopia, the history of coffee, traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, important growing regions, and my recommendations for some OMFG level amazing coffee.

This episode (Part 2) will focus on the varieties of the Arabica coffee plant grown in Ethiopia, the most important growing regions, and the flavors that you might expect from an Ethiopian coffee. I will also give my recommendations for some of my favorite Ethiopian coffees.

In this episode we journey to the birthplace of coffee: Ethiopia.

Ethiopia produces some of the most amazing, high quality, and truly unique coffee in the world. This two-part focus on Ethiopian coffee will explore basic information about Ethiopia, the history of coffee, traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony, important growing regions, and my recommendations for some OMFG level amazing coffee.

This episode (Part 1) will include basic and historical information about Ethiopia, the story of our friend the goatherd named Kaldi, why Ethiopian coffee production and consumption is unique, and what is involved in a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony.