Ethiopian Coffee | Coffee Beans for Pour-Over Coffee | Marahara Washed

Ethiopia MARAHARA washed

Origin Country: Ethiopia

Region: Western Ethiopia

Producer: Moplaco

Green Coffee Brand: MATAHARA

Altitude: 2300 meters

Variety: Ethiopia Native Heirloom

Processing Method: Fully washed

Flavor: Lemon and cane sugar aroma, guava and jasmine notes, citrus acidity

Brewing Recommendations

Pour-over

15g coffee, 250g water

Water temperature: 90°C

Bloom: 40g / 60 seconds

Total brew time: 2:00 minutes

Ethiopia MATAHARA

Matahara is not a place name, but a micro-lot brand developed by the Ethiopian exporter Moplaco. Moplaco's founder, Yanni, developed a series of green coffee brands, each representing the flavor characteristics of a different Ethiopian region. Matahara is one of them, collecting coffee from extremely high-altitude areas at 2,300 meters, with actual cultivation locations in western Ethiopia. Its flavor characteristics include spice notes, high sweetness, rich body, and medium acidity. In the Oromifa language, Matahara means "new idea," which is exactly the new coffee concept Yanni hoped to bring.

Moplaco holds an export license and can purchase green coffee beans from the "Ethiopia Commodity Exchange," then transport them to its headquarters in Addis Ababa for meticulous manual sorting combined with machine sorting, allowing the full potential of each micro-lot to be expressed.

Yanni Georgalis founded Moplaco in 1972. As a third-generation coffee exporter, Yanni was highly respected both within Ethiopia and internationally, not only for his excellent coffee quality but also for his integrity and fairness in business. He passed away suddenly in 2008, and his daughter Heleanna resolutely took over her father's Moplaco legacy.

Born in eastern Harar, Ethiopia, Heleanna was forced to flee her homeland due to civil war during her teenage years. She grew up and was educated in Europe, building a very successful career in finance. She never imagined that one day she would inherit her father's business in Ethiopia. The coffee production environment and bidding system in Ethiopia are extremely complex, but she gradually developed her own approach. Under her leadership, Moplaco continues to produce high-quality coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Matahara's jasmine, lemon, and cane-sugar profile is classic washed Ethiopian coffee, and if you enjoy that brightness, FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe is a natural companion: clear jasmine aromatics, bright citrus acidity, a light, elegant body, and a tea-like finish that drinks like a clean glass of lemon tea.

For a forest-grown expression with even more terroir, FrontStreet Coffee's Kaffa Forest coffee is grown in shade between 1,400 and 2,100 meters on red soil with abundant rainfall. At a medium-light roast it shows white florals, bright lemon acidity, sweet orange, and bergamot, with a green-tea-like mouthfeel and a gentle nutty, fruity aftertaste.