# barismo coffee — Matahara [Coffee List](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/matahara) Last updated: 2026-09-28T16:51:44.019Z [barismo coffee](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee) Out of stock **Producer** Various Small Land Holders **Region** Arsi & Bale, Ethiopia **Variety** Heirloom Ethiopia **Process** Fully Washed **Harvest** Dec 2014 - Feb 2015 **Storage** GrainPro™ **Relationship** Importer Contract **This coffee is no longer available.** Matahara honey lemon candy, silky lilac blossom, milk chocolate With great genetic diversity and ideal growing conditions, Ethiopia is considered by many to produce some of the best coffees in the world. The birthplace of coffee, this country cultivates varieties from a gene pool that dates back more than a millennium. It is no wonder that such richly complex and beautiful coffees can be found coming from Ethiopia. Unlike the rest of the coffee producing world, Ethiopia still has many wild growing coffee plants. Varieties have evolved naturally and as such are incredibly well adapted to their surroundings. To the point that chemical inputs (fertilizers), pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are rarely found in Ethiopia. The majority of coffee produced there is organic in the truest sense of the word (whether certified as such or not). The landraces in Ethiopia are genetically very similar to the Typica varieties of Yemen that made their way to Indonesia, by way of India, in the 1600's. Matahara is the name given to a lot of coffee that was first purchased through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) by Moplaco, an exporter in Ethiopia. Since the 2007-2008 harvest, nearly all coffee in Ethiopia is sold through the exchange by government mandate; adapting to this change, Moplaco has found a unique niche by purchasing coffees through the exchange, then further cleaning them to the buyers specification -- in this case, we purchased the coffee from The Collaborative Coffee Source, an Oslo-based importer we've collaborated with to specially purchase several lots over the past two years. This level of post-purchase sorting is unique, and results in exceptionally clean coffee. In the cup, we get a lot of sweet lemony candy, mellow soft florals, and exceptionally silky mouthfeel. - Origin: Arsi, Ethiopia; Bale, Ethiopia - Processing: Washed - Varieties: Ethiopian heirloom - Roast: Light-medium roast - Tasting notes: Honey, Milk chocolate, Lilac, Silky, Lemon candy - Harvest: 12–2 ## Prices [barismo coffee](http://www.barismo.com/matahara) ## Ratings 0/5 (0) ## Estimated taste profile (0–100) - acidity: 36 - bitterness: 35 - body: 57 - character: 5 - sweetness: 74 ## Similar coffees ### [Corvus Coffee — Wasa Honey](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/corvus-coffee/wasa-honey) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Honey Process - $18.00 / 8 oz ($79.37/kg) — Available - $161.00 / 5 lbs ($70.99/kg) ### [Rum Baba — Ethiopia Hambela](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/rum-baba/ethiopia-hambela) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Washed - $17.67 / 250 gram ($70.66/kg) — Available - $56.08 / 1000 gram ($56.08/kg) — Available ### [Catahoula Coffee Company — ETHIOPIA](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/catahoula-coffee-company/ethiopia) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Natural - $23.50 / 12 oz ($69.08/kg) — Available ### [Dark Horse Coffee Roasters — ETHIOPIA - Welichi Wachu - Washed](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/dark-horse-coffee-roasters/ethiopia-welichi-wachu-washed) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Washed - $25.99 / 12 oz ($76.40/kg) — Available - $139.00 / 5 lbs ($61.29/kg) — Available ### [Backporch Coffee Roasters — Ethiopia](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/backporch-coffee-roasters/ethiopia) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Washed - $20.00 / 10 oz ($70.55/kg) — Available - $140.00 / 5 lbs ($61.73/kg) — Available ### [Cafe Origen — Ethiopia Natural](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/cafe-origen/ethiopia-natural) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Natural, Sun-dried - $21.99 / 14 oz ($55.41/kg) - $84.99 / 96 oz ($31.23/kg) ### [Mischu — Ethiopia \(250g Beans\)](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/mischu/ethiopia-250g-beans) Available - $14.30 / 250 gram ($57.19/kg) ### [FLOWER CHILD COFFEE — Othosololo - Honey Landrace](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/flower-child-coffee/othosololo-honey-landrace) Available - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Honey Process - $27.98 / 250 gram ($111.94/kg) — Available - $172.68 / 5 lbs ($76.14/kg) — Available ## More from this roaster ### [barismo coffee — Los Andinos](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/los-andinos) Out of stock - Origin: Colombia - Processing: Washed ### [barismo coffee — Xalum Sweet Collection](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/xalum-sweet-collection) Out of stock - Origin: Guatemala - Processing: Washed ### [barismo coffee — Wote Konga](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/wote-konga) Out of stock - Origin: Ethiopia - Processing: Washed, Swiss Water decaf ### [barismo coffee — Tirra Estate](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/tirra-estate) Out of stock - Origin: Costa Rica - Processing: Honey Process ### [barismo coffee — Santa Ana Lot 724](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/santa-ana-lot-724) Out of stock - Origin: Guatemala - Processing: Washed, Sun-dried ### [barismo coffee — Santa Ana](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/santa-ana) No longer available ### [barismo coffee — San Pedro](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/san-pedro) No longer available ### [barismo coffee — Gishubi Hill](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/gishubi-hill) No longer available ## Reviews Ratings: 0/5 (0) No public written reviews yet. - [Coffee](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/matahara.md) - [Similar coffees](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/matahara/similar.md) - [Reviews](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/matahara/reviews.md) - [Release history](https://www.coffeelist.co/b/barismo-coffee/matahara/releases.md)