ALO SKY PROJECT - 74158, NATURAL - ETHIOPIA

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DATURA PARIS, FRANCE ALO SKY PROJECT - 74158, NATURAL FIG WHITE GRAPE BLACK TEA PEACH ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA – SIDAMA – BENSA FARM: ALO VILLAGE MAIN STATION PRODUCER: TAMIRU TADESSE ALTITUDE: 2450–2500 M VARIETY: 74158 PROCESS: NATURAL FROM THE ROASTER ALO COFFEE WAS FOUNDED IN BENSA, SIDAMA, BY TAMIRU TADESSE AND HIS WIFE MESSI. IN 2021, THEIR VERY FIRST LOT FROM THE VILLAGE OF ALO WON ETHIOPIA'S CUP OF EXCELLENCE, A HISTORIC VICTORY THAT PROVED WHAT PASSION AND PRECISION COULD ACHIEVE. THE SKY PROJECT IS A LONG-TERM COLLABORATION BETWEEN TRI-UP COFFEE AND ALO COFFEE, BORN FROM A SHARED AMBITION TO ANTICIPATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COFFEE PRODUCTION. IT EXPLORES CULTIVATION AT INCREASINGLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS, WHERE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND GREATER DAY-TO-NIGHT SWINGS LET THE CHERRIES MATURE MORE SLOWLY AND RETAIN MORE OF THEIR SUGARS, GIVING GREATER SWEETNESS, COMPLEXITY AND VIBRANT FRUIT. PROCESS RIPE CHERRIES ARE HANDPICKED AND FLOATED, THEN FERMENTED WHOLE IN BARRELS WITH HOT WATER FOR FOUR DAYS TO A FINAL PH OF 3.8. THEY ARE DRIED ENTIRELY IN THE SHADE, COVERED DURING PEAK SUNLIGHT, THEN SEALED IN GRAINPRO AT 11-11.5% MOISTURE AND RESTED FOR AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE DRY MILLING.