This washed coffee is grown by approximately 300 smallholder farmers in the village of Gerbota at the Abebe Mulugeta Gerbota Washing Station in the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia. Farms average 1.5 hectares and are cultivated at elevations between 2,100 and 2,150 meters above sea level using traditional, organic-by-default methods. The coffee features local landrace varieties and JARC selections. After harvest, ripe cherries are depulped and fermented in water tanks before being washed and dried on raised beds. The cup profile includes Melon, Honeysuckle, and Citron notes with a silky body and crisp, clean finish.
Metric Coffee emerged in 2013 from a partnership between Darko Arandjelovic, formerly of Caffe Streets, and Xavier Alexander, an Intelligentsia roaster since 2009. Operating from the West Fulton neighborhood of Chicago, Metric roasts on a meticulously restored 1961 Probat drum roaster, maintaining equipment that speaks to the roastery's appreciation for craft and precision. The company's recent expansion with Milli by Metric in a century old Avondale building reflects Metric's growth while staying true to its focus on quality, consistency, and ecological mindfulness in every roasted batch.
