This coffee is from the Agaro region of Western Ethiopia, processed at the Duromina washing station at 2000 meters elevation. It consists of Ethiopia Landrace varieties and is washed, mechanically depulped, then soaked for 12 hours and dried on raised beds. Sourced from Red Fox, this coffee features juicy and refreshing tartness reminiscent of peaches and raspberries, with delicate floral notes, smooth body, and notable sweetness and complexity. It received a cupping score of 87.
Elevator Coffee was founded in 2016 by Jay Sycip and Andrew Coe in Portland, Oregon. Coe, the head roaster and coffee buyer, won the 2023 U.S. Coffee Roasting Championship and placed third at the World Coffee Roasting Championships in Taipei the same year. The roastery previously operated a cafe in SE Portland until Fall 2020, then pivoted to a wholesale and online model, roasting to order and shipping weekly. A 96 point Coffee Review score ranks it among the top roasters in the Northwest. The ethos is summed up in a tagline: roasted by nerds, not snobs.
