NOMAD – Samuel Tunisisa 250g | Ethiopia

About This Coffee

Samuel Tunisisa farms five hectares in Sidamo, in Ethiopia's south, where high altitude and nutrient-rich soils give coffee an ideal place to grow. He and his family have worked in coffee for more than three decades, and that long commitment shows in how the farm is run. Over the years Samuel has steadily refined his practices — pruning, stumping, replanting and bringing on new seedlings — always with an eye on quality.

What sets the farm apart is the way it's managed. Coffee grows under shade, and Samuel makes his own compost rather than reaching for chemical fertiliser, a more sustainable approach that also feeds the soil. He works to the principles of regenerative agriculture, using agroforestry to grow food and cash crops alongside the coffee. The result is a diverse, healthy plot where the natural canopy creates an ideal microclimate for the coffee trees and biodiversity builds across the whole farm. The trees themselves are a mix of traditional local varieties — the landraces historically grouped together as Ethiopian heirloom — which bring genetic diversity and resilience.

Samuel farms as part of the Lalisaa Project, Sucafina Ethiopia's smallholder programme. Through it he receives agronomy support and training in cultivation, harvesting and processing, and gains direct access to better markets — the project shortens the supply chain, lifts quality and improves returns for the farmers in it.

This is a natural process, and the work in the cherry is meticulous. Samuel and his family hand-pick only the ripest, reddest fruit, sort it, and dry it on raised beds, turning the cherries frequently so they dry evenly. The full drying takes around 25 to 28 days, and that slow, careful approach is what holds the cup's sweetness and depth together.

In the cup it leans rich and sweet: an intense aroma of candied orange and 70% dark chocolate, with black plum, cocoa powder and muscovado sugar underneath. The palate is smooth with mild acidity. It works beautifully as espresso.

Freshly roasted by NOMAD Coffee in Barcelona and imported to the UK by ROAST EDIT Co.