Ethiopian Coffee Beans
$21.00 – $120.00
We taste Blackberry, Dried Apricot, & Allspice. This coffee has lots of fruity notes to offer and a rich body and feel.
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Ethiopian Coffee Beans
The Fitsume lot was processed at the Gerba Doku mill, not far from Gerba town, Guji Zone. “Fitsume” is the name this group uses for their top grades. It roughly translates to “perfection”, and a lot of labor goes into acheiving that status!
First, the coffee cherry is floated in water to remove any underripe coffee, which typically floats to the top, while the ripe coffee sinks. Once the coffee is moved to the drying tables it undergoes several more rounds of hand sorting. All of this attention lends to a fairly uniform coffee, especially when you consider it is dry process.
The Gerba Doku is run by Gemechu Shonora, along with brothers Shebura, Morkata and Adugna. Their father worked for the local union many years ago as a coffee collector, going out into the surrounding towns buying coffee cherries from farmers. The processing site sits at 2200 meters above sea level, and some of the farms they buy from are even higher elevation! They produce both dry and wet process coffees. Dry process coffees typically dry in sun for 3 days, and then an addition 2+ weeks in the shade. We found the cup featured a classic berry profile and relatively clean stone fruit flavors. All of this was scented by hints of chai and allspice.
