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Shellback - Single Origin Ethiopian Coffee | Medium Roast | Sidama

Shellback - Single Origin Ethiopian Coffee | Medium Roast | Sidama

Coffee with character. Blueberry sweetness, wine-like brightness, floral edges, and a clean berry finish.

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The medium roast that does not fade into the background.

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100% specialty grade. Every bag. ROASTED. SHIPPED. NEVER SHELVED. Hate it? I'll refund or replace it. First coffee order ships free.

Ethiopian coffee from the birthplace of it all. Sidama region. Natural process. Sun dried. This is what coffee tasted like before the world got its hands on it.

Roast Medium
Body Fruity, wine-like, complex with lingering berry sweetness. Smooth acidity.
Notes Blueberry, wine-like acidity, floral undertones, bright citrus, clean berry finish
Finish Clean and bright
Sidama, Ethiopia. —Ethiopia is where coffee started. Not metaphorically - literally. The plants here are wild heirloom varieties that don't exist anywhere else. Sidama is one of the premier growing regions. High altitude. Perfect climate. Farmers who've been doing this for generations.
Best forPour overFrench pressdripAeroPress. Medium grind.

SHELLBACK is single origin from Sidama. Family farms in the Oromia zone. Grown at 2,000-2,200 meters. Natural sun drying at a local cooperative. The same way it's been done for centuries.

Natural processing means the whole coffee cherry is dried before the bean is removed. Slower. Harder. Adds complexity you can't fake with shortcuts. The berry and wine-like notes come from the coffee plant pulling flavor from the fruit during the drying process.

This is what heirloom Sidamo varietals taste like when they're processed right and not roasted into charcoal.

Why Ethiopia matters: Coffee started here. The plants are wild heirloom varieties that don't exist anywhere else. This isn't a commodity crop farmed for maximum yield - it's grown on family farms by people who've been doing this for generations.

Who this is for: Pour over drinkers. Single origin explorers. Anyone who wants to taste what coffee was before the world commercialized it.

Origin: Sidama, Ethiopia (2,000-2,200m elevation)
Process: Natural sun drying (traditional method)

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Shellback - Single Origin Ethiopian Coffee | Medium Roast | Sidama

$20.99