Ethiopia · Wollega
Large-beaned natural coffee from western Ethiopia. Wine-like and fruity, with a heavier body than the southern regions.
Nekemte — also traded as Wollega or Gimbi — comes from western Ethiopia and is distinctive before you taste it.
Noticeably larger than most Ethiopian coffee, which is otherwise known for small dense beans. That size affects roasting: larger beans need a slower profile so the centre develops.
Fruity and wine-like with a fuller body and lower acidity than Yirgacheffe or Guji. Blueberry and stone fruit in the naturals, citrus in the washed lots.
Predominantly natural, dried whole, which suits the drier western climate. Washing stations have expanded.
Western Ethiopia has had less specialty investment than the south, and Wollega lots were long pooled into commodity channels.
Like Jimma, parts of Wollega grow semi-forest coffee with enormous genetic diversity within single lots.
Filter or immersion at light to medium roast. The heavier body forgives more than a Yirgacheffe.
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 €
