Variety · Ethiopia
Named Ethiopian selections from the 1974 disease-resistance programme, now widely planted and increasingly named on bags.
The numbers 74110, 74112, 74158 and similar appear increasingly on Ethiopian bags, and they are genuine variety names rather than lot codes.
Ethiopia’s Jimma Agricultural Research Centre selected them in 1974 from local landraces, screening for resistance to coffee berry disease, which was devastating plantings at the time.
The numbers are accession identifiers from that programme.
As Ethiopian traceability has improved, roasters can name what is actually in the bag rather than defaulting to “heirloom”. Many washing stations receive cherry from farms planted with known selections.
Clean, floral and citric — recognisably Ethiopian, and generally more consistent than mixed landrace lots because the genetics are uniform.
Both are Ethiopian. “Heirloom” means a mixture of uncatalogued landraces; a numbered selection means a specific, propagated line.
Filter, light roast, a clean brewer.
The equipment this actually requires — not a shopping list, the shortest route to doing it properly.
60° cone · spiral ribs · 1–4 cups
The most transparent cup you can brew for twenty euros, and the least forgiving. Ceramic holds heat where plastic does not — and the open bottom means your pour, not the dripper, decides the coffee.
Best for: Someone who wants to taste what a single-origin coffee is actually doing.
≈ $25 / £20 / 22 €
64 mm flat burr · filter only · single dose
64 mm flat burrs, near-zero retention and a footprint the size of a mug, built for filter and honest about not doing espresso. For pour-over it is the clearest grind you can buy at this price.
Best for: V60, Chemex, AeroPress and batch brewing, where clarity is the whole point.
≈ $345 / £275 / 300 €
0.9 L · ±1 °C hold · counterbalanced gooseneck
The best-pouring kettle sold, and the hold function matters more than the thermometer. Expensive for boiling water — but if you brew pour-over daily, it is the accessory that most improves the cup.
Best for: Daily pour-over, where flow rate is the variable you are trying to control.
≈ $195 / £165 / 180 €
