HISTORY REPOURED

Kefena puts two silver coins in the crucible - one an Austrian Maria Theresa minted 1780, another from 1970 bearing the profile of Haile Selassie. Having changed hands many thousands of times in the past, for goods as common as salt and sugar, as rich as homes and camels, and as ironic as coffee, these trading devices have since lost practical application. No more. Now they are being reshaped into tools to sense one of Ethiopia's greatest treasures, its wealth of coffee varieties finding shape through attention to relationships and environment, farm management and innovative processing, terroir and cup.

Sensory Spoons will be available 8-12 weeks upon order.