Experimental processing, high-quality, exotic profiles there are a lot of positive things related to single farm coffee. In the back of the top-notch reputations, some question still remains, what does a single farm really mean? Why is this coffee often more expensive? and what’s so special about a single farm? Let us share what we know about single farm coffee!

Imagine a product that doesn’t yield big, only a small handmade product with attention to detail in a close environment. In your head that product will cost a huge sum of money right?

Well a single farm is a coffee sourced from a specific smallholder. And it’s usually a high-quality and consequently more expensive coffee with a distinctive flavor profile. When we buy a coffee from a single farm, it usually means that the beans are harvested and processed one at a time, keeping their individual qualities attached. This attention to detail guarantees that the coffee’s unique flavors, aromas, and nuances are maintained during the production process. By focusing on small farm coffee, farmers and coffee roasters aim to highlight the characteristics of a specific farm to expose the various flavors and profiles in the world of coffee.

This method also promotes transparency and consistency, letting customers understand exactly where their coffee comes from and guiding specific farmers, but the next question is “does coffee from a single farm be high quality?”. As the information from the farm to the customer, tracking and verifying coffee beans origin and production methods is easier. This transparency assures customers about the ethical sourcing and sustainable practices employed through the farm, which may also contribute to the higher price. This method allows coffee enthusiasts to experience the unique flavors and characteristics related to a specific growing region, farm, or even a specific plot within a farm. And not to forget because this coffee came from a single small lot farm, the coffee grew with a very close environment that yields with a higher consistency through the cup.

For our first time getting coffee from single farms we do not have any disappointment nor regret because the coffee is really exceptional although we only get a limited amount. Ethiopia has several coffee-growing regions, with the famous one, Yirgacheffe and each region produces coffee beans with unique flavour profiles due to variations in climate, altitude, and soil.

And this year we get a wonderful chance to get our hands on our first single farmers coffee. Let’s zoom in to one of the famous regions that produces undoubtedly some of the world class coffee. Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, and let us tell a simple story about the farmers that bring this coffee to life.