The coffee cermony at my friend Moussa enjoying Ethiopian coffee - Coffee Drinks - Coffee Forum

Well I were at a small coffee ceremony at my Ethiopian friend Moussa last night. It was a very relaxed and nice ceremony were Moussa did prepare the beans his family had sent to him from home. It was Ethiopian Harrar beans that were roasted over hot coal and it was an amazing sight and smell for sure. Then Moussa did grind the beans with a wood mortar and pestle, and he then put the coffee in some traditional clay pot that I cannot even try to explain the look of more then that it looked a bit like a wine carafe  and another carafe like vessel that he did pour the coffee into as soon as it had boiled up in the first vessel. And so he kept going for some time before he did pour it up in the cups on the table, he did it in one go with no stopping between the cups. 

Anyway the coffee was a splendid experience for my taste buds. I only got to taste the Harrar beans and it was a great coffee indeed and masterfully roasted by Moussa. The taste did contain a lot of fruit, a bit of wine and reminded a bit of a mocha flavour to it. Not a bad taste at all. I loved the aroma and taste and really wish I do not have to wait for long until the next time I get to drink it again. He also had received some Sidamo beans but those he is keeping for later. Hopefully I get invited to another visit really soon

Regards from Patsuriku.

I was there for about 4 hours. The coffee was served 3 times. And it was lovely. After the coffee cermony we did toss a few lamb chops on the grill and made a nice sallad. And they had prepared some cous cous beforehand. It was all good and I have had a perfect evening.

And now I am up in the middle of the night, I have been awake for 17 hours now. Will not get any sleep tonight so I am browsing the net and reading a little of this and that. Next is a post to my Swedish blog

Jason the blog I have is actually one that is secret. I write alot of stuff there that i do not want attached to me as a person. But I have another blog I am building at the moment. I will review music and write about music on that blog mostly. But I will also cover coffee, food, baking and anything I want. And later on I am going to do a web TV show. Just a few of my plans for the web.

ArtofExtraction said:

Patsuriku, wow an incredible experience! Not only does it sound like a great experience, it also sounds like great coffee.  You say your friend roasted the coffee over coals, that sounds interesting to me.  Did you get to watch him roast the coffee?  How long before the ceremony did he roast it? 

How often does your friend perform this ceremony?  Is there some special circumstance that causes someone to host such a ceremony?  What is it?  This all sounds very interesting to me.  And I too want to thank you for sharing your experience.

I have to say that the coffee were excellent. A turmoil of taste to your mouth and mind. The taste did contain a lot of fruit, a bit of wine and with a bit
of a mocha flavour to it.

The coffee beans Moussa did roast the day before the coffee ceremony. And i had the luxury to be there when he roasted the Harrar beans, the smells and the sound of the roasting were a exclusive treat for sure.

Well the timing of the coffee ceremony or rather circumstances wary a lot. But as soon as Moussa receive a package from his family in Ethiopia he usually receive green coffee beans and other treats like spices, tea and other various gifts. Other times it can be a birthday, wedding, Baptism, wedding anniversary or just any occasion worth celebrating. 

And I can say that any time I visit Moussa I am always served coffee or tea with some nice coffee bread, often it is a really sweet cake. Not to mention that they always ask if I am hungry and tries to feed me all the time they are the perfect hosts. You always feel welcome when you visit them.

I only got to taste the Harrar beans and it was a great coffee indeed
and masterfully roasted by Moussa. The taste did contain a lot of fruit,
a bit of wine and reminded a bit of a mocha flavour to it.