ETHIOPIA – SINGLE ORIGIN

Description

Ethiopia – Natural

Tasting Notes:Blueberry – Orange – Earl Grey 
Roast Degree: Light
Process: Natural
Region: Guji
Farm: Smallholder farms in the Kebele of Buku Abel
Producer: Smallholder Producers – Buku Washing Station
Varietal: 74110, 74112, 74158
Elevation: 2200-2350m

This coffee was produced by smallholder producers in the Buku kebele, or village, and was processed at the Buku washing station operated by Esayas Bareso. The Buku Abel village, where the washing station is located within the West Guji zone, sits 2350 meters above sea level, representing one of the highest coffee producing altitudes we’ve come across.

Local farmers grow locally selected varieties 74110, 74112, and 74158, which were developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC) in the 1970s. Cherries are manually harvested before being taken to the processing station where they are handsorted before being processed. The sorted cherries are then dried on raised beds where they are turned frequently until reaching their ideal humidity. All coffee is hand sorted a final time after drying before being prepared for export.