BEKELE GEMEDA - ETHIOPIAN LANDRACES, WASHED - ETHIOPIA

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ANAMORPHIC SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA BEKELE GEMEDA - ETHIOPIAN LANDRACES, WASHED APPLE BLOSSOM NECTARINE LEMONADE ORIGIN: WORKA, GEDEB, ETHIOPIA STATION: HALO BERITI WASHING STATION PRODUCER: MR. BEKELE GEMEDA ALTITUDE: 1920 - 2330 MASL VARIETY: ETHIOPIAN LANDRACES PROCESS: WASHED ROAST DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 FROM THE ROASTER A SINGLE PRODUCER LOT FROM MR. BEKELE GEMEDA OF WORKA VILLAGE, 13 KM FROM GEDEB TOWN, WHO FARMS 6.5 HECTARES IN ONE PLOT AND ANOTHER 3 HECTARES NEARBY, PROCESSED AT THE HALO BERITI WASHING STATION. A FIELD BLEND OF LANDRACE CULTIVARS, PICKED RIPE, DEPULPED THE SAME DAY, FERMENTED 8-12 HOURS IN OPEN-AIR TANKS, WASHED IN CHANNELS AND DRIED ON RAISED BEDS. A TEA-LIKE AND DELICATE WASHED COFFEE, AND ANOTHER FAVOURITE FROM THIS SELECTION: CRISP STONE FRUIT LIKE NECTARINE, AND WHILE THE CUP IS HOT, WHITE FLORAL APPLE BLOSSOM. THE ACIDITY IS HIGH BUT BALANCED WITH A SUGARY SWEETNESS, REMINISCENT OF LEMONADE ONCE IT COOLS.