This selection comes from a site owned and operated by Asefa Dukamo, who has produced some of the best honey-processed coffees we have tasted in Ethiopia. In the cup we find watermelon, red tea, and orange zest.
Ethiopian Landrace
Bensa, Sidama
2,200 masl
January, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. De-pulped. Grade 1 density separated. Dried in mucilage on raised beds for 10-14 days.
ABOUT BUNCHO
This site is owned and operated by our exporting partner, Daye Bensa. We've been working with their coffees for several years now, but this is our first year making a selection from the Buncho site. Buncho's founders, Asefa Dukamo and MuluGeta Dukamo, own a total of 16 washing states in Bensa, Aroressa, and Chire, as well as their own farm—all in the district of Sidama. Over the years, these regions, along with Daye Bensa, have produced some of Ethiopia's highest-quality coffees.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single variety coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.
Pricing Details
FOT
$13.76/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.