This washed lot comes from the region of Lalesa, one of the finest coffee producing areas in Gedeo known for its dense layered semi forest vegetation. It is processed at a wet mill owned by Alemayehu Tilahun. Alemayehu is a local who started working in coffee almost 20 years ago. He believes his success is attributed to the strong relationships he has cultivated with the surrounding farmers delivering cherry to his washing station.

The cherries are collected manually and hand sorted later. They are placed directly in the hopper that is connected to the pulping machine (a traditional Agaarde Disc Pulper). The coffee flows from the hopper down to the pulper, and the pulper removes the skin and pulp. The machine is designed to conduct grading of high and low quality (1st and 2nd), based on density.

The coffee is then fermented under water in tanks for an average of 72 hours, but any time frame between 48 - 100 hours is within the norm. The coffee is graded again in channels, so that the cherries of lower quality (with a lower density) will float. They are removed, leaving the denser, higher quality beans to be separated as higher-grade lots. The parchment is soaked in clean water and then dried on raised beds for approximately 8 - 20 days.

If you like the flavours of Ethiopian washed coffees, you will enjoy the delicate citrus and stonefruit acidity of this espresso with lingering bergamot florals in the finish.