This is a grade 1 washed coffee from Banko Gotiti wetmill in Kochere district, in the Yirgacheffe coffee region of Ethiopia. The mill is managed by Alemu Bukato and processes cherries from around 650 local farmers. The region reaches altitudes up to 2,200 meters in some areas. This coffee features heirloom varietals and is characterized by strong citric acidity, sweet chocolate, and floral/herbal notes. The cup profile includes notes of apricot, lemon, and jasmine with a beautifully complex, tea-like body.
NewGround Coffee was founded in 2018 in Oxford by Joel Grates and Dickon Morris with a social mission at its core: providing work and training opportunities for ex offenders. The roastery is B Corp certified and pays growers four times the Fairtrade standard. Head roaster James learned his craft at Redemption Roasters while in prison and now runs the Loring S15 Falcon day to day. The original café opened in 2019 in the same Headington building as the roastery, and a second location, a café and wine bar on Ship Street in central Oxford, followed in 2023. The inspiration for the business traces back to the Zukuka Bora project in Uganda, where coffee farming transformed lives in communities affected by civil war.
