Desta Gola

Desta Gola is a farmer whom we have had the pleasure of working with for many years now, and his coffee is one of our very favorites each year. The direct partnership with him means you can trace this purchase directly back to the producer to witness a measurable improvement in quality of life.

By selling directly to Olympia Coffee, Desta Gola was able to earn 25 percent more then he would be selling on the commodity market. His coffee exemplifies what we love about Ethiopian coffee and the industry-leading people we have the honor of working with there as a part of our Fair for All sourcing model.

Medium Light Roast: Agtron 61.4 

The Agtron Scale:

  The Agtron scale ranges from 0 to 100, with 0 being the darkest and 100 being the lightest. In the coffee industry, the most common range for roasted coffee is typically between 25 (very dark) and 75 (very light).

   - 0-30: Very dark roast

   - 30-45: Dark roast

   - 45-55: Medium-dark roast

   - 55-65: Medium roast

   - 65-75: Light roast

   - 75-100: Very light roast

At Olympia Coffee, we take pride in our commitment to Fair For All, our rigorous standard for green coffee sourcing. Our approach ensures that all parties involved in our coffee production, including farmers, staff, and customers, benefit from our ethical practices. As a testament to our dedication, we are third-party certified for our sourcing practices and employee compensation, which meet Living Wage standards. You can learn more about our Fair For All initiative by visiting www.fairforall.coffee.

We have been buying Desta Gola’s coffee for many years now, we work with Konga Trading Company for Export and Royal Coffee for Import. We purchased 30, 60Kg bags of this coffee at $5.96 per LB FOB

On arrival, and production roasts we scored this coffee 90.5 points. 

We are proud to compensate our packaging team a Living Wage of $20.75-$23.00 per hour and our roasting team a Living Wage of $21-26 per hour at our roastery.