Musa Abulelessa and his brothers Mustefa and Gugu are first generation coffee farmers. The land that they began farming was given to them by the Ethiopian government, but more accurately was gifted to them by their father. The same land that the three brothers farmed before expanding their operations was originally a hideaway for their father Abalulessa during a time of upheaval in Ethiopia.

Abalulessa was a guerilla in the fight against The Derg, an oppressive military dictatorship that ran Ethiopia from 1974-1987. After the Derg governement was deposed, the new government awarded the Abulelessa brothers that same land in a reconciliation and amnesty effort. They have farmed it ever since, winning coffee competitions and using the prize money to expand their growing efforts. Today we get to taste the substantial efforts that Musa and his brothers put into the land.