Ethiopia Tima 2025 is a washed coffee from the Guji region, sourced from smallholder farmers around the Tima sub-kebele and processed at the Weesi station. Comprised of Local Landraces variety, grown at 2,000-2,150 meters altitude. The beans are depulped using an eco-pulper, undergo 12-hour underwater fermentation, and are dried on raised beds. This delicate, floral coffee features tasting notes of apricot, white melon, yuzu, and orange blossom. Best appreciated after resting for a couple of weeks post-roast.
Bow Smith, Holden Curran, and Jessi Lee Cord launched Rowan Coffee in October 2020 as a mobile espresso operation in Asheville, North Carolina, growing quickly into a permanent home. Bow brings nearly a decade of barista, roasting, and management experience, and began roasting in house in January 2023 on a 15 kilo Mill City Roasters machine. Rowan centers mainly on washed process coffees, prizing clarity and complexity, with green beans sourced from specialty importers including Semilla, Osito, Red Fox Coffee Merchants, and The Coffee Quest. Everything is roasted to order on Tuesdays and shipped the following day. The approach is deliberate and seasonal, letting each coffee speak to where and how it was grown.
