Iron Lion natural community lot from Ethiopia

Michiel Lampers, responsible for Sourcing Ethiopian lots at The Coffee Quest, grew up enjoying Reggae music, and has a great interest in sociology and history of humanities. The name Iron Lion links to the Song “Iron Lion Zion” from Bob Marley, The lyrics are directly related to Rastafarian beliefs. Zion is “the promised land”, in the song referring to Ethiopia. The lion refers to the Lion of Judah, which appeared on the old royal Ethiopian flag, representing Haile Selassie, the former Ethiopian emperor whom Rastafarians regard as their Messiah. During his reign, he fought for Independence, progress and peace. He laid the foundation for the abolishment of late colonial slavery and for the creation of a democratic constitution. This is a purely rebel coffee!

Daye Bensa, is investing in upgrading processing equipment on the site, to start working on new and exciting processing varieties. It is also one of the production sites of the new dry fermented processes. Daye Bensa is receiving cherries from producers that are mostly organic by default. In 2020, Daye Bensa received the organic certification to start exporting fully organic crops, among other certifications held by Daye Bensa are: UTZ &  RainForest Alliance.

Daye Bensa ensures quality by direct sourcing from farmers who follow the best harvesting practices, and they vigorously separate defected and unripe/overripe cherries, they provide consistent processing procedures as well as good storage and defect detection procedures in milling and hulling.