Sidama

Ethiopia · Idido, Yirgacheffe · Dark roast

The same green coffee, roasted differently:

dark chocolate toasted hazelnut caramelised sugar dried fruit soft florals

Dark Washed, special prep 1850–1880 m Ethiopian heirloom varieties Specialty Fresh roast

A dark-roasted Ethiopian — plenty of people say you shouldn't. We tried it. It becomes dark chocolate and toasted hazelnut; the florals step back but don't vanish.

Size

250 g 4 990 Ft 500 g −3% 9 690 Ft All three roasts 3 × 100 g 4 990 Ft

4 990 Ft

Every bag carries the roast date and the LOT number — so you can see exactly when it was made.

15 000 Ft felett ingyenes Foxpost. 1–3 munkanap.

Free collection in person: Vác (Saturday market) and Budapest.

Where it comes from

Around 1,200 growers from the villages around Yirgacheffe — Idido, Aricha, Worka, Chelbesa, Halabariti — deliver cherry to the Idido washing station through the November-to-January season. This lot is the Malebo Project: hand-selected Grade 1 seed, hand-sorted through the whole eighteen-day drying, then rested for four weeks before milling at 11.2% moisture. Special prep means ninety per cent of the cherry is picked perfectly ripe, from a single day's harvest. Floral, with a mild caramel and a winey acidity. Ten cents a pound from it supports a local orphanage the station built.

Termelő: Idido washing station — Malebo Project
Régió: Idido, Yirgacheffe
Fajta: Ethiopian heirloom varieties
Feldolgozás: Washed, special prep
Magasság: 1850–1880 m

The whole lot

Freshness and storage

The bag carries the roast date, so you can see exactly when it was made.

Whole bean is best between 4 and 8 weeks; ground, a few days. Keep it in a sealed bag at room temperature, away from light — the fridge doesn't help, and the freezer only works if you don't keep opening it.

Shipping and pickup

Foxpost csomagautomata — 1 142 Ft, 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft.
Foxpost home delivery — 2 590 Ft, 1–3 working days.
EU delivery — From 4 200 Ft, to 14 European countries.
Pickup — Vác Saturday market — free, Vác, Káptalan u. 3.
Pickup — Budapest — free, 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.
Pickup — Vác — free, 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33.

Shipping details

Recipes

How we brew it

These are not generic recipes. The roast level and the character of the lot together set the parameters — and we've written down why.

Espresso

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Jasmine, bergamot, white peach.

Coffee: 18 g
Yield: 36 g
Temperature: 93.5 °C
Grind: fine
Time: 25–28 s

Why this way: Grown above 2,000 m, so the bean is dense: it needs more heat before the floral aromatics come out at all. This is the one lot we brew hotter.

About our dark: Our dark roast stops at around 18% development and never reaches second crack — so it takes hotter water than a typical "dark roast" recipe would tell you.

If it's off: Give it a longer bloom. If it stays thin and tea-like, grind finer — don't push the temperature further.

Moka pot

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Jasmine, bergamot, white peach.

Coffee: filled basket, loosely
Temperature: pre-heated water
Grind: medium
Time: ~3,5 perc

Why this way: Grown above 2,000 m, so the bean is dense: it needs more heat before the floral aromatics come out at all. This is the one lot we brew hotter.

About our dark: Our dark roast stops at around 18% development and never reaches second crack — so it takes hotter water than a typical "dark roast" recipe would tell you.

If it's off: Give it a longer bloom. If it stays thin and tea-like, grind finer — don't push the temperature further.

Customer recipes

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A Sidama az etióp The dark roast of our Yirgacheffe SP 010 lot. Tasting notes: dark chocolate, toasted hazelnut, caramelised sugar, dried fruit, soft florals. Origin: Idido, Yirgacheffe, washed, special prep processing, 1850–1880 m above sea level. We recommend it for: Eszpresszó, Bialetti. From 4 990 Ft, roasted in Vác and dated on the bag. Free shipping above 15 000 Ft; pickup in Vác and Budapest is free.

Frequently asked questions about this coffee

What does Sidama taste like?

Sidama: dark chocolate, toasted hazelnut, caramelised sugar, dried fruit, soft florals. Dark roast, washed, special prep processed coffee from etióp.

What is the difference between Sidama and the other roasts?

They are all made from the same green coffee — the Yirgacheffe SP 010 lot — only roasted differently: Oromo (light), Afar (medium), Sidama (dark). The lighter roast gives more acidity and fruit, the darker one more body and chocolate. Same producer, same sack.

How should I brew Sidama?

Eszpresszó: 18 g coffee, — water, 93.5 °C, fine grind, in 25–28 s. Recommended methods: Eszpresszó, Bialetti.

How much is Sidama, and how do I get it?

From 4 990 Ft. We roast it in Vác and send it to a Foxpost parcel locker (1 142 Ft) or to your door (2 590 Ft) within 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft. Free pickup in person at: Vác, Káptalan u. 3.; 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.; 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33..

The same green coffee

Compare the three roasts

Yirgacheffe SP 010, Ethiopia — one sack, three different roasts. The difference is not a theory: you can taste it.

Ethiopia · Light

Oromo

jasmine · bergamot · white peach

4 690 Ft / 250 g

Choose

Ethiopia · Medium

Afar

caramel · mild florals · balanced fruit

4 690 Ft / 250 g

Choose

Ethiopia · Dark

Sidama

dark chocolate · toasted hazelnut · caramelised sugar

4 990 Ft / 250 g

Choose

I'll take all three — 3 × 100 g, 4,990 Ft