This is one of three very limited lots produced in collaboration with Tamiru and Alo. Only 120 kg of each coffee was produced, making it one of the smallest and most intentional projects we have undertaken in Ethiopia. This coffee is exceptionally complex, with notes of florals, tropical fruits, and tamarind.
74158
Alo Village, Bensa, Sidama
2,410 masl
February, 2024
Hand-picked at bright red only. Floated to remove defects. De-pulped as quickly as possible. Dry-fermented for 48 hours. Soaked in clean water for four hours. Dried in a single layer in the shade for five days with mucilage intact, then sun-dried until moisture content reaches ~11%.
ABOUT TAMIRU TADESSE TESEMA
Tamiru is the owner of Alo Coffee in Bensa, Sidama. He has helped produce some of the highest-scoring coffees in the Cup of Excellence over the last few years, and is responsible for some of the most exciting work around micro lot creation being undertaken in Ethiopia. It is an honor to collaborate with him this year, and we're very much looking forward to continuing to work together and following along with all that he is currently working on.
ABOUT 74158
The Jimma Agricultural Research Centre (JARC), one of Ethiopia’s federal agricultural research centers, approved the release of 74158 in 1979. The variety originally came out of the Metu Bishari Selections taken from mother plants from the Metu woreda (district) of the Illuababora zone. 74158 was selected and propagated for its high yield potential and resistance to coffee berry disease.
Pricing Details
DIRECT
$47.02/KG
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