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Worth knowing.
We're welcoming in a new lot that we haven't worked with this producer before, and we've got to say - it's something very special! This is from the Danche Washing Station, in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, very closely located to the Chelbesa stations. The cherry here is sourced from 810 registered growers in the villages Danche and Kubi, in Gedeo zone, Gedeb. The average elevation of the farms lies at around 2100 Meters Above Sea level on rich and fertile red soil in a semi-forested environment, and harvest takes place between November and January. Cherry variety is Mixed Heirloom / Ethiopian Land Race Varieties.
The processing for this lot is very intricate and complex - The Hydro-Honey Technique is an innovative coffee processing style which has the rewetting of coffee at its basis. The red cherries used for this processing have been measured on sugar content, to be able to project fermentation behaviour. Cherries with a BRIX higher then 20 points, were used in this lot. Of course, the cherries are sorted and floated to make sure our cherry input is of high quality. Now firstly, the cherries are dried for 48hrs on shaded beds, before they enter the fermentation barrels. They're fermented dry for 48 hours, and then submerged and fermented underwater for a further 48 hours - the rehydration process. It's dried on raised beds for around 25 days before being sent for export.
This processing is responsible for the higher intensity flavours that are found in this coffee, particularly those orange fruit flavours in the cup. There's also a clean quality to this coffee, likely attributed to the high altitude and good drying - with a clean, crisp finish that's quite juicy and citrusy. This is one of our favourite coffees of the year and is sure to impress, with the quality of the process!
At origin