Ethiopia Sidama Specialty Coffee | Single Origin | National Parks — Yellowstone

Where coffee began. Every cup says so.

Yellowstone is a specialty-grade single origin coffee sourced from Ethiopia's Sidama region, part of the GEORGE collection by Official Fellow Citizen. Roasted in the United States, independently third-party tested for purity and quality, and ships within two business days.

Specialty-grade · Single Origin · Roasted in the USA · Lab Verified · Fresh Roasted

Use Cases

The Coffee

Ethiopia is where coffee began. The Sidama region in the southern highlands is among the oldest and most respected growing areas in the world — the kind of place that does not need to announce its credentials because the cup does it for you.

Yellowstone is sourced from farms at 1,800 to 2,200 meters above sea level. At that altitude the beans develop slowly. The complexity that builds in those conditions is why Ethiopia Sidama commands the attention it does among people who take coffee seriously.

Roasted light-to-medium in small batches in the United States. Shipped fresh. The structure of this coffee holds across brew methods — pour over, drip, French press, cold brew. It rewards the attention you give it.

Tasting Notes

Bergamot Citrus  —  bright, clean top note that opens the cup

Wild Blackberry  —  dark fruit depth through the mid-palate

Jasmine Finish  —  floral, long, clean close

Light-Medium Roast  ·  Bright Acidity  ·  Medium Body

Yellowstone to Ethiopia

Yellowstone became America's first national park in 1872 — established not for commercial development, but because the land itself deserved to be preserved. Thomas Moran painted the Minerva Terrace at Yellowstone that same year. Moran's work helped Congress understand what was at stake. Not scenic documentation — an argument about what is worth protecting.

Ethiopia's Sidama region operates on a similar logic. These farms have been tended by the same communities for generations. The altitude, the varietals, the processing knowledge — it accumulates over time, and it shows in the cup. Both places were worth the attention it took to notice them.

The Minerva Terrace painting on this bag was completed by Thomas Moran in 1872 — the same year Yellowstone was designated a national park. The painting is sourced from Wikimedia Commons, confirmed public domain CC0. It is part of the historical record. So is this coffee.

What Makes This Specialty-Grade Coffee?

Specialty-grade coffee scores 80 points or higher on the Specialty Coffee Association's 100-point evaluation scale. Coffees are evaluated through blind sensory testing by trained graders who assess aroma, flavor, body, acidity, and defects.

The classification represents a small percentage of global coffee production. Yellowstone meets the specialty-grade standard. It also meets the OFC Specialty Coffee Standard — specialty grade minimum, roasted in the United States, independently lab tested, shipped fresh.

The Origin

Ethiopia — Sidama Region

Country:  Ethiopia

Region:  Sidama (Southern Highlands)

Altitude:  1,800 — 2,200 meters above sea level

Varietals:  Heirloom Ethiopian varieties

Processing:  Natural and Washed

Harvest:  October — January

Roast:  Light-Medium

Roasted in the United States

Coffee must be grown in equatorial climates, but roasting is the manufacturing step that transforms raw beans into the finished product. Yellowstone is roasted in the United States in small batches and shipped shortly after roasting.

Independent Laboratory Testing

Yellowstone is independently tested by an accredited third-party laboratory for contaminants including:

•        Mycotoxins

•        Heavy metals

•        Mold contamination

•        Yeast

Testing is conducted on the finished roasted coffee, verifying the purity of the product as it ships to you.

[View Lab Results → officialfellowcitizen.com/pages/lab-results]

Parent Entity

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. GEORGE is the parent entity from which all Citizens are issued. Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Shenandoah, Redwood Forest, and Japan are Citizens of the Official Fellow Citizen registry, each formally recorded and permanently archived.

The Registry

Official Fellow Citizen is a registry of issued products known as Citizens. Each Citizen is a real, shoppable item formally recorded and permanently archived. Yellowstone is Citizen No. 2.

The George National Parks Coffee Collection draws inspiration from America’s national parks. Official Fellow Citizen is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the National Park Service.

[View full registry entry → officialfellowcitizen.com/registry/yellowstone]

Learn More

→ Meet GEORGE — the parent entity [officialfellowcitizen.com/pages/george-coffee]

→ What is the National Parks Coffee Collection? [https://officialfellowcitizen.com/collections/national-parks-single-origin-coffee]

→ View the Yellowstone registry entry [officialfellowcitizen.com/registry/yellowstone]

→ View the Yellowstone lab results [officialfellowcitizen.com/pages/lab-results]

→ What is specialty-grade coffee? [officialfellowcitizen.com/blogs/notes/what-is-specialty-grade-coffee-sca-standard]

→ What does roasted in the USA mean for coffee? [https://officialfellowcitizen.com/blogs/notes/what-made-in-usa-coffee-means]

→ Explore Yosemite — Citizen No. 3 [https://officialfellowcitizen.com/products/peru_yosemite]

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