Abat coffee(አባት ቡና)

you can taste the highlands in every cup at abat coffee, where three generations of addis ababa roasters have been coaxing brightness from yirgacheffe beans since before specialty coffee was even a term. their latest micro-lot from gedeb tastes like jasmine tea and lime zest. the family still hand-sorts every green bean under fluorescent lights, picking out the imperfect ones with the same patience their grandfather showed. when you smell that first crack echoing through their roastery on bole road, you're hearing ethiopia's coffee story unfold.