Ethiopia Chelbessa Espresso

Producer: Neguesse Debela owner of SNAP: working with farmers in the kebele of Worka Chelbessa. Region: Gedeb, Gedeo Elevation: 1900 - 2200 MASL Variety: 1974-1975 JARC Selections & Local Landraces Harvest: December - January 2024 Process: Washed Tasting Notes: Peaches, Cherries, Honey Roaster's Notes: At the Danche washing station in Worka Chelbessa, coffee is processed using both traditional and experimental methods. The washed process, used for this coffee, involves underwater fermentation where the coffee is fully submerged for 36 to 48 hours, sometimes longer, before being dried on raised beds for 10 to 14 days. These careful methods yield coffees with vibrant, juicy profiles marked by floral and citric notes. Worka Chelbessa is located in Gedeb, the southernmost district of the Gedeo Zone in southern Ethiopia. Though often associated with the broader Yirgacheffe coffee region, Gedeb’s farms are relatively young, with many only 20 to 30 years old. Farms here average between 1