The beans in Trader Joe’s Bale Mountain Ethiopia Small Lot Coffee are heirloom varietals, hand-picked from coffee plants growing wild in the forests bordering the Bale Mountains in south-central Ethiopia. (Incidentally, these highland forests are where Arabica coffee is believed to have originated.) The small-scale farmers sun-dry the coffee cherries on bamboo racks, allowing more complex, sweet-fruit and berry flavors to develop. A medium roast turns these “Bale longberries” (the Ethiopian grading term for the largest beans) into a rich cup of wild and fruity notes, sprinkled with bright, tropical-fruit acidity, and notes of strawberries, cinnamon, and cocoa nibs.