Ethiopia Harrar Natural G4

Meet the Producer

Abidir Cooperative

Harari Region, West Hararghe, Ethiopia · Est. 1998

The Abidir Cooperative, named after Harar's ancient walled city, has been preserving Ethiopia's oldest commercial coffee tradition since 1998. Harar coffees predate the modern specialty movement by centuries — they were the original "Mocha" beans shipped from the port of Mocha in Yemen during the Ottoman era. The cooperative's 120 member farms cultivate traditional varieties on small plots scattered across the rocky hillsides of West Hararghe, where the dry climate and lower elevations produce a uniquely wild, fruity character unlike any other Ethiopian coffee. Processing is traditional natural: cherries are dried on flat stone or earthen beds in the open sun, developing the intense blueberry and earthy complexity that made Harar famous. Abidir invests premiums in water cistern construction, critical in this drought-prone region.