The Kayon Mountain farm is a single estate that is located in the town of Shakiso, where this coffee is grown and processed for export. We have been sourcing from the Kayon Mountain farm in the Guji region for the last five years and have been pleased with the consistency of quality they have achieved. 

Kayon Mountain is helmed by Ismael Hassen Aredo, who along with his family, has been running the organic certified farm since 2012. Ismael oversees a staff of 25 permanent full-time and 300 seasonal employees, and the farm management offers free transportation services as well as financial support for building schools and administration buildings for the community. The farm competes with a nearby mining village for seasonal workers, so Ismael and his family tend to pay higher wages to their pickers in order to incentivize them returning year after year. Kayon Mountain has a nursery on-site and utilizes shade (acacia and other indigenous trees) to protect the coffee as well as for creating compost to fertilize naturally. Ismael is meticulous about not only the structure and management of the farm itself but also the harvesting and processing. Both Natural and Washed lots are produced on the property. One advantage of a single estate coffee over community lots, is the ability to oversee qualities at every stage from nursery to the wet mill. And Ismael does so meticulously, separating lots for quality and full traceability. 

 This natural process Ethiopia Shakiso from the Kayon Mountain farm has the quintessential Ethiopian natural flavor profile that so many coffee lovers the world over adore. With distinct notes of Earl Grey tea, juicy clementine and tart currant flavors, this coffee is sure to please even the nerdiest of coffee nerds.