Light Roast
12oz bag, roasted within 3 days of ordering!
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Tasting notes: Cinnamon, Clove, Hibiscus, Lemon, Pear, Winey
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Process: Natural (dry)
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Acidity: Slightly above a typical medium, but still calm on brightness
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Body: Medium
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Region: Chelbesa kebele, Yirgacheffe, Gedeo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
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Altitude: 1,950–2,200 masl
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Variety: Ethiopian heirloom landrace
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Certification: Organic
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Producer: Chelbesa wet mill
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Grade: Grade 2
About the region
Chelbesa's coffee grows shade-covered beneath a dense, layered semi-forest canopy in one of Yirgacheffe's most respected producing areas. The smallholder gardens around it are dominated by ancient landrace varieties, often organic by default, tended by farmers who intercrop food alongside coffee. In the natural process, only the ripest cherries are picked and dried whole with the fruit intact, turned regularly for airflow and even drying, a slow method that can run up to four weeks and is where the spice character develops.