About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Citrusy and floral, notes of butter croissant, ginger, almond, rose, green apple and lemon zest.
- Cultivation: Mountain grown in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia
- Altitude: 6,000 feet
- Varietals: Local, native Ethiopian varietals
- Preparation: Washed, sun-dried on raised beds.
About the people who grow it
This coffee has a classic washed Sidamo profile, and has great a origin story to boot. This rare Ethiopian coffee is entirely traceable, and was directly sourced by a small Ethiopian-owned coffee importing company in Northern Virginia that has built a close relationship with the farmers in Ethiopia.
Kedir Hasen’s Kercha Washing Station has been family owned for over 20 years. It is a pillar of the community that employs 115 women, built schools for 300 students, and has implemented motorbike safety initiatives to combat crashes on winding mountain roads in the region.
It is very likely that in and around the Sidamo region is where coffee had its origins. Sidamo coffee is well-balanced with cupping notes exhibiting berries and citrus with complex acidity. The Sidamo highlands have elevations from 5,000 up to 7,000 feet above sea level. Here the Ethiopian coffees grow more slowly and therefore have more time to absorb nutrients and develop more robust flavors based on the local climate and soil conditions.
Kedir Hasen’s Kercha Washing Station has been family owned for over 20 years. It is a pillar of the community that employs 115 women, built schools for 300 students, and has implemented motorbike safety initiatives to combat crashes on winding mountain roads in the region.
It is very likely that in and around the Sidamo region is where coffee had its origins. Sidamo coffee is well-balanced with cupping notes exhibiting berries and citrus with complex acidity. The Sidamo highlands have elevations from 5,000 up to 7,000 feet above sea level. Here the Ethiopian coffees grow more slowly and therefore have more time to absorb nutrients and develop more robust flavors based on the local climate and soil conditions.
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