This is our first year working with the coffee from Mate Matiwos, and we are grateful for all of the love and intentionality that went into bringing this coffee to us. In the cup we find berries, tropical fruit, and bergamot.
74158
Keramo, Sidama
2,300 masl
January 2026
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to remove defects. De-pulped as quickly as possible, intentionally leaving on a small amount of mucilage. Dried on shaded beds with mucilage intact until moisture content reaches ~10%.
ABOUT MATE MATIWOS
This is our first year buying coffee from Mate Matiwos in Keramo. Mate has been separating and selling his coffee for only a couple of years, and the quality is already excellent. We look forward to visiting on our next trip to Sidama, and are grateful to everyone involved in making this lot possible.
ABOUT 74158
Varieties developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC), one of Ethiopia’s federal agricultural research centers, are referred to as JARC selections. There are around 40 of these varieties being grown in Ethiopia today. JARC approved the release of 74158 in 1979. The variety originally came out of the Metu Bishari Selections taken from mother plants from the Metu woreda (district) of the Illuababora zone. 74158 was selected and propagated for its high yield potential and resistance to coffee berry disease.
Pricing Details
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$23.10/KG
DDP
$27.89/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.