Ethiopia, Daye Bensa Washed

Asefa Dukamo quotes from the Dao de Jing -- "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." As a boy, Asefa's first steps were along the narrow paths between trees on his parents' coffee farm. As a young man, his steps into business involved recruiting investors to build a washing station near his parent's home. In 2006, he and his brother, Mulugeta, took their first steps into building Daye Bensa Coffee. Today they have over 16 washing stations and 4 dry mills across the Sidama region of Ethiopia. But the journey isn't over; using his experience in coffee and business, Asefa now mentors young people, guiding their first steps down the path of entrepreneurship.

Need your order ground?

Yes— we can grind it for you! 

Drop us a note at checkout requesting ground coffee, and include your preferred brew method and brew time. 

This will help us dial in the perfect grind size for you.

The coffee is ground on our top of the line Mahlkönig EK43, which produces spectacular grind evenness and helps your coffee extract more fully and consistently.

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Shipping Schedule

We roast on Monday and Tuesday and ship USPS priority. Orders placed after Tuesday will be filled immediately if we have the coffee on hand. Otherwise, your order will be roasted & shipped the following week.