This selection comes from the increasingly renowned Bombe Mountains in Sidama, Bensa, Ethiopia. In the cup we find ripe peach, lemongrass, and blueberry.
Ethiopian Landrace
Keramo, Bura, Bensa, Sidama
2,300 masl
January, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. De-pulped on the day of harvest. Wet-fermented for 36-72 hours. Dried on raised beds.
ABOUT KERAMO
Keramo is owned and operated by our exporting partner Daye Bensa, and around 1,500 producers contribute cherry to the washing station. Coffees from this region have rocked the specialty world over the last several years, producing some of the world's most complex profiles. Located right next to the equally impressive site of Hamasho, Keramo sits at an altitude of 2,360 masl, which helps produce higher-density seeds with a heavy concentration of smaller screen sizes—an indicator of the slower maturation times that occur at extreme altitudes.
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
FARM GATE (LOCAL; CHERRY)
72 Birr/KG
FARM GATE (USD; GREEN)
~$7.50/KG
FOB
$9.90/KG
FOT
$12.55/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.