Ethiopia Black Lion - Organic Coffee
Blackberry, Honey, Chocolate
Full City Roast
Discover Black Lion - a bold blend of Ethiopia Yirgacheffe and Sidama Natural coffees, with notes of blackberry, honey, clove and chocolate. This coffee was grown by the smallholder farmers of Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union. Native Arabica cultivar, whole beans.
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ABOUT OCFCU - ETHIOPIA
The Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) represents 562,000 smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Founded in 1999, the union has grown to 413 hundreds cooperatives across regions including Yirgacheffe, Sidama, Limu, and Nekemte. Since 2006, OCFCU has been a member-owner of Pachamama Coffee, with representation on the board of directors. The cooperative supports investments in schools, clean water systems, energy-efficient cookstoves and ongoing technical assistance to improve coffee quality.
BEHIND THE LABEL
Black Lion takes its name from the Ethiopian black-maned lion, locally known as t’ik’uri ānibesa — a rare and genetically distinct subspecies native to the highlands of Ethiopia. Today, small populations remain in the Harenna Forest of Bale Mountains National Park. Long regarded as a symbol of strength, bravery, and national pride, the black-maned lion reflects the bold character of this dark roast and the enduring spirit of Ethiopia’s coffee communities.
COFFEE CULTURE IN ETHIOPIA
We created this coffee because the farmer-owners asked us a simple question: “We roast our coffee darker - could you produce a coffee the way we drink it here in Ethiopia?” The answer was yes, of course, and that ultimately led to Ethiopia Black Lion. In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, the ceremony of brewing and enjoying coffee is central to daily life. Pachamama’s Black Lion was crafted to honor the way Ethiopians prepare and enjoy their own coffee.
