5-Pound Ethiopia Sidamo Natural, Unroasted Green Coffee Beans, Fresh Current Crop Specialty Grade, Roast the Beans Yourself at Home on Your Roasting Equipment Prior to Using for Brewing Coffee

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe-2 10 lb bagsThis was really good (green, you have to roast it yourself) coffee. Great value for the price, but unfortunately when I went to order again, the 20 lb was no longer available. I've asked the seller when (or if) this product will be available again, if it's going to be in the next month or so I'll wait (it's that good). I've made two orders fairly recently with this seller and both items were very good quality.Took a second to get the hang of roasting it myself, but I've managed now to get consistent results, and the flavor is fantastic. There are a couple other bulk sellers out there that I haven't tried yet, and although I will if I have to, I'd far rather buy from these guys again, if they can get it back in stock (hint, hint).

As advertised, I like this particular Bean, makes for a good dark roast coffee. Strong yet smooth

As far as Ethiopian coffee goes, it seems Yirgacheffe/Sidamo is what I see everywhere, but IMO Harrar is the best of the best.If you're reading this while looking up green coffee to roast yourself, you probably already know Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. It's embedded in the culture. I've been to Kenya, and looked for green beans, and Kenyans I was with could only find me instant Nescafe at the little town markets. Hardly anyone I ran into drank brewed coffee. I was shocked! All of Kenya's best coffee is exported.In Ethiopia, they export their second best. The best of the best they keep for themselves. I bought a bag of green Harrar at a little corner grocery store, roasted it when I got home to the US, and fell in love. Then I tried roasting Yirgacheffe and other Ethiopian green beans, and nothing I found compared to Harrar. A fellow coffee aficionado that I gave some to confirmed, this is one of the best coffees he's ever tasted.Harrar is known to have smallish, often irregularly sized beans, unlike other graded coffee beans.Buy from Smokin Beans. They're serious about their beans, and not just a markup retailer looking for a profit on turnaround. (No, I have no affiliation with the company.) I've gotten green Harrar from a number of Amazon and eBay sellers, and this is the best I have found anywhere. I've tried a few cheaper options (only a little bit cheaper by the way), but the beans were junk, and I was stuck enduring 5 pounds of mediocre coffee.These beans are a relatively consistent size and shape for Harrar. They're fresh and packaged well, and the price is very nice for such high quality coffee. I think this is the best coffee I'll find, short of flying back to Ethiopia and going to that little corner store.I started with Smokin Beans with a 5 pound bag. Most recent purchase was the 12.5 pound bag. That'll last me a while, and when it's done, I'll gladly click "reorder."

These are some pretty great beans. I had to roast them to a full-city to get the silver skin off, which was a bummer because these would've been nice on a lighter roast to get the notes out. At city+, it's a brown-sugar and caramel flavor, with a bit of black tea on the back of the palate. What blew me away is that there was NO ACIDITY. I ran it through a cold brew, Hario pour over, French press, and aero press. All I got was great flavor, no bite or tang of acids. My only complaint is that the could be washed and sorted better, I had a ton of chaff and a few tiny rocks (which isn't good for my grinder or roaster, sparks flew out of the roaster). Otherwise, this is solid yirgacheffe for a fraction of the price.Update 5/23/17:Just ran this through a Full City roast, to be used for espresso. The flavor changed radically, becoming a molasses and cloves flavor with a bite of ginger. Unexpectedly powerful, and produced a great espresso crema out of my machine. Using the same roast in a pour over, I get a floral and dark flavor that reminds me of grapes. This bean is very diverse, and the flavors continue to amaze me.

First I have to tell you I'm a connoisseur of coffee. After doing a little research, one of the biggest chains that produces your favorite coffee cup have their own farm in the same country. That's where these beans are from. A friend of mine from Ethiopia showed me how they roasted the beans. Very simple. You can use a simple saucepan and shake it frequently on the stove. Without direct heat. Takes about 15 minutes. You're looking for a glossy finish on the beans. Let them cool before you put it in your grinder. The first thing you will notice use half the amount of coffee you normally would put. Enjoy!

Good green coffee at a good price. Always nice to do business with and quick shipping.