Badigalo is Basha Bekele's new higher-elevation site, and this is our first year working with it. The quality has been exceptional. In the cup we find kiwi, orange blossom, and guava.
74158
Bensa, Sidama
2,300 masl
December 2025
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to remove defects. De-pulped as quickly as possible, intentionally leaving on a small amount of mucilage. Dried on shaded beds with mucilage intact for three days until moisture content reaches ~10%.
ABOUT BASHA BEKELE
Basha Bekele is an exceptional producer in Bensa who took first place in the Cup of Excellence in 2024. This is our first year tasting coffee from his new site, Badigalo, and the quality has been outstanding. We have been focusing our buying project on Bensa for a number of years, and it continues to produce some of our highest-scoring coffees.
ABOUT 74158
Varieties developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC), one of Ethiopia’s federal agricultural research centers, are referred to as JARC selections. There are around 40 of these varieties being grown in Ethiopia today. JARC 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
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$20.91/KG
DDP
$28.71/KG
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