Ardent Coffee / Ashenafi Argaw

Ardent Coffee, associated with producer Ashenafi Argaw, sources coffee from Ethiopia, specifically focusing on the Gedeo and Sidamo regions. The cultivation altitudes for these lots range from 1850 to 2300 meters. The varietal landscape represented in the catalog consists entirely of heirloom cultivars, with three lots noting this designation. The process portfolio includes both washed and anaerobic natural methods. Out of the four total coffees recorded, three are processed as washed and one utilizes an anaerobic natural process. The catalog footprint for Ardent Coffee includes four total coffees, with one currently in-stock. These lots are carried by a single roaster, REC Coffee, and the average Cherrybook Index across their lots is 55.4. Recent catalog examples feature several offerings distributed by REC Coffee. These include the Ardent Shanta Golba Washed, the Ardent Gedeb Collaboration processed via anaerobic natural using heirloom varieties, the Ardent Idido Washed, and another lot of the Ardent Idido Washed. The work of Ardent Coffee in the catalog is characterized by a focused selection of Ethiopian regional origins processed through traditional washed methods alongside selective anaerobic natural experimentation.