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What is the OCFCU?

What is the OCFCU?

Posted by Mark Bentham, The Coffee Man on 23rd Aug 2021

We are excited to present a new single origin coffee bean to our Coffee Lovers who come from the OCFCU co-op group in Ethiopia. Try our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe G2 Fairtrade organic single origi … read more
About the Sidama Coffee Growing Region

About the Sidama Coffee Growing Region

Posted by Mark Bentham, The Coffee Man on 12th Oct 2020

The region of Sidama is in southern Ethiopia. It encompasses many individual origins including the area of Yirgacheffe. However, Yirgacheffe is classified as its own separate origin. Sidama Coffee Ch … read more
What Is So Special About Ethiopian Coffee?

What Is So Special About Ethiopian Coffee?

Posted by Mark Bentham, The Coffee Man on 22nd Jun 2020

For hundreds of years, Ethiopia has provided some of the world's best reviewed single origin premium coffee beans. In general, Ethiopian coffees are best known for their complexity with a pung … read more
Why Does Altitude Affect Coffee Flavour?

Why Does Altitude Affect Coffee Flavour?

Posted by Mark Bentham, The Coffee Man on 22nd Jun 2020

Coffee grows in tropical climates in what is known as the "coffee belt" or the "bean belt" which is a region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The belt represents a tropical ba … read more
Coffee Throughout History

Coffee Throughout History

Posted by Mark Bentham, The Coffee Man on 20th Sep 2018

Coffee has had a long and interesting history since its discovery – it hasn’t always been accepted as an everyday ritual that brings joy, opens conversations and helps snap the brain into action ea … read more