Ethiopia Bombe

Whole bean coffee We roast to order on Mondays and Wednesdays and ship the same day. Orders will be included in a roast if they’re received by 4pm Eastern Time the day before. Origin: Ethiopia Region: Sidama Sub-region: Bensa Producers: Various smallholding farmers Elevation: 1800 - 2300 masl Process: Dry Varieties: Ethiopia Landraces Tasting notes: Cherry pie, lemon candy, milk chocolate Bombe is a community in the Bensa woreda of the Sidama region in Ethiopia. Coffee is the main source of income for producers in Bombe, which they grow on very small farms that average only 0.1 to 2 hectares in area, intercropped with false banana for shade. During the harvest season, growers pick ripe cherries and deliver them to the Bensa washing station, where the coffee is fermented and dried. When producing dry (or natural) processed coffees, the whole coffee cherries are sundried on raised beds for 15 to 21 days and turned frequently for even drying, which is necessary to ensure quality and shelf