Michiel Lampers, Author at The Coffee Quest

Cameroon, where resilience grows with beans

Cameroon is the place where stories of resilience and hope echo more loudly than any gunfire, where coffee farmers are trying to escape from reality.

Sidama Bensa from Shawntawene Village

Ethiopia, Origins / By Michiel Lampers

We have been working with producers from Shantawene since 2015. Shantawene village is situated between the village of Bombe and the Bombe mountain.

Sidama Bensa from Keramo Village in Sidama

Ethiopia, Origins / By Michiel Lampers

The producers of Keramo, who live high in the beautiful Bombe mountains, have an outgrowers relationship with our Ethiopian partner, Daye Bensa.

Sidama Bensa from Bombe Village in Sidama

Ethiopia, Origins / By Michiel Lampers

Bombe coffees always stand out on the cupping table. Read more about the story of the washing station.

Iron Lion – Natural Community lot in Sidama

Ethiopia, Origins / By Michiel Lampers

Iron Lion is the Natural community lot, which is replacing last year’s Dur Feres. The multistation lot is the result of the new collaboration with stations in the Sidama Bensa area. The coffee is selected to provide us a fruity profile with chocolate notes. Coffee for the people!

Telila “Mike’s” Washing Station in Limu

Ethiopia, Origins / By Michiel Lampers

The Washed Limu, Gensi Chala from Telisa station, is a great staple first grade coffee which boasts a high degree of citric acidity. It’s sweet, clean and crisp, and very suitable for your steady assortment of Ethiopian coffee. Mike can reproduce this year in year out.