Roast and Reason: A Coffee Podcast

Ethiopia - Coffee Origin Focus Part 1 (RR21)

Andrew Boyer: Coffee Lover and Home Coffee Roaster Episode 21

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.