Foothills Series Coffee Spotlight | Ethiopia Shantawene

The origin of coffee is often attributed to the mountainous regions of Ethiopia, and their coffee farms still produce some of the top speciality grade coffees that coffee enthusiasts enjoy today. As a part of our ongoing focus to responsibly source and locally roast the finest coffees available, Vienna Coffee Company offers our award-winning Foothills Series - Ethiopia Shantawene.

We source this single-origin 100% arabica coffee from Daye Bensa a family-owned grower and exporter in the Shantawene Village located in the Bensa District of Sidama, Ethiopia. Brothers, Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo founded Daye Bensa and export coffees from their own farm as well as other out-growers (smallholder or family farms) in three surrounding villages: Shantawene, Karamo, and Bombe.

The coffee beans are natural processed (dried on raised beds with the fruit on) which results in a full-bodied coffee with a fruit-forward flavor. We lightly roast the beans taking full advantage of the coffees natural fruity notes and highlight its sweet acidity. The end product earned the Foothills Series - Ethiopia Shantawene a Bronze medal at the 2022 Golden Bean awards for Vienna Coffee.

In addition, the mill at Shantawene Village took 7th place in the inaugural Cup of Excellence competition for Ethiopia in 2022.


We are proud of our ongoing relationship with the Dukamo family of Daye Bensa. Established in 1996, their stellar business practices quickly established them as leaders in high quality coffee collection. We were thrilled to host Asefa Dukamo and his family at Vienna Coffee Company for a tour of our Roastery and a cupping (featuring their coffee of course!) in 2021.

Please enjoy a gallery of their visit below.


At Vienna Coffee Company…

Our complete line of coffees, including our Foothills Series - Ethiopia Shantawene, demonstrates our continued pursuit to provide craft coffee that enriches the lives of customers and producers alike by providing an experience grounded in excellence and hospitality. We custom pick our green coffee beans from regions across The Coffee Belt and always seek responsible sourcing from seed to cup.

Explore our complete line of coffees online or stop by the Coffee House and let our baristas do the brewing for you. We hope that exploring what we offer (whether its organic, single-origin, a VCC custom blend or your favorite flavored coffee) continues your journey in discovering that “Great Coffee is an Adventure.”