Ethiopia Sidamo Washed

Tasting Notes: Lemonade, Black Tea, Prune Producer: Alo Coffee Location: Alo Village, Bensa, Sidama Altitude: 2,400-2,550 masl Process: Washed This washed coffee from Sidama is our second Ethiopian offering from the renowned Tamiru, former university teacher and electrical engineer turned award winning coffee producer. Him and his wife, Messi, remain focused on a singular mission: to prove that Sidama’s finest coffees can stand among the world’s best. After harvest, ripe coffee cherries are de-pulped and washed immediately using a mechanical washer, skipping the traditional fermentation step to preserve the clarity of the cup and the purity of the terroir. The freshly washed parchment is then transferred to African drying beds, where it is carefully dried over a period of 12 days.  The 74158 (Walega) variety was developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC) in Ethiopia, a pioneering organization in preserving and developing high-quality coffee varieties. Introduced in th