Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe (Halo Beriti)

Country Ethiopia Region Gedeb, Yirgacheffe Farm Various smallholder farmers / Halo Beriti station Variety Heirloom Ethiopian varieties Altitude 2100 - 2300 masl Proc. Method Natural Notes: Cooked berry, fresh pear, cinnamon with fruit-like sweetness. Yirgacheffe has become famous for coffees that tastes like blueberries. This region is plentiful. The thick vegetation is a product of the warm tropical climate with moderate wet and dry seasons. Most coffee is shade-grown by small producers using organic practices. Coffees are cultivated from 1600 to 2400 masl in these highlands. The multitude of microregions creates complex profiles depending on the washing station a particular coffee is from. Halo Beriti Processing Station was established in 2014 and serves 750 smallholder producers, who deliver their coffee in cherry form. This particular lot is part of a "special preparation" in which hand-sorting was done repeatedly throughout the receiving and drying process, ensu