Ethiopian coffee is special.

Our relationship with Newland coffee began when we were cupping with our friends at Necessity coffee in Encitas. 

A man named Brendan happened to be there and hopped into the cupping with us. He mentioned that he was an importer looking to get the ball rolling on this new venture of his and we exchanged info. At the time it was just your typical networking chit chat, but a month later, Brendan swung by the shop when I was in. He said hi and dropped off a sample of an auction lot of Guatemalan and some Ethiopian coffees.

We cupped them like we do with samples and were very impressed with the complexity of these Ethiopian coffees from Morkata.

Immediately, we knew this was looking to be a great partnership! We bought a pallet of Morkata’s washed and natural offering after that cupping. Not only are we making plans to meet Morkata and get to know him better this coming spring of 2026, we hope to travel to Ethiopia to see his work  in coffee production firsthand Q4 of 2026.