Milk Chocolate, Lemon, Peach
The producers of this lot of coffee are part of the Shantawene Kebena community, with a
couple of local languages spoken (Sidaamu and Amharic). Shantawene village is nestled
between the villages of Bombe and the majestic Bombe mountain. As is customary in
much of Ethiopia, the local growers in this area are primarily smallholders, referred to
as ”garden farmers”. This term originates from their practice of cultivating coffee in the
garden areas surrounding their homes. Additionally, many of these farmers harvest coffee cherries from trees that grow on the land where they reside. This natural occurrence of coffee trees in the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, is a testament to its rich coffee heritage.
In Bensa, coffee cultivation is typically done by smallholder farmers who employ
traditional farming methods, hand-picking the ripe cherries during the harvest season.
The coffee cherries undergo meticulous processing at the washing station, which for this
natural lot includes washing and density sorting, hand sorting on the drying tables, and
long hot days under the bright Ethiopian sun to reach optimal moisture readings before
being dry-hulled, bagged, and transported to Addis Ababa for export milling before
shipment.
Varietal: 74158, 74112, Mikicho
Altitude: 2300 meters
Processing: Natural