Last updated: 2026-09-16T22:19:06.468Z

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**Process:** [Natural](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/processing-method/natural)

**Region:** [Sidama, Ethiopia 🇪🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/8cbdae66-defd-4c44-b21b-a55ad7722901)

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[Shantawene, Ethiopia 🇪🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/53d4567a-5b1a-4e85-ad24-cb6b5ab1f7e6)

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[Bensa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/115b1d4b-a88a-4159-9270-d769857a069f)

**Variety:** [Ethiopian heirloom](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/ethiopian-heirloom)

**Altitude:** 2000-2200 masl

**Recommended for:** Filter

## What the Brand Says

> A truly special Ethiopian coffee - so special that it might be the best one we have ever had. Big statement, but it truly is amazing. You’ll get lots of different flavours - from litchi to apricot to strawberry, mango and a little mint. This lot from Daye Bense's Gatta farm is layered, complex, delicious and ticks all the right boxes, including the Muscat d'Alexandrie litchi-ness it sings with on filter. - Producer: Gatta farm & 563 Daye Bensa member farmers - Region: Shantawene, Bensa, Sidama - Variety: Indigenous heirloom varietals - Altitude: 2000 - 2200masl - Cupping Score: 87.5 - Process: Floated, sorted, bed-dried for two weeks, rotated every 15 mins during the day - Cupping Notes: Utterly exceptional, delightfully complex. Litchi & apricot, floral & layered. - Brewing Notes: Juicy muscat grape filters. Perfect tropical punch shots. Strawberry ice cream capps.

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# Daye Bensa Odaco Natural, Shantawene

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## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 34/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 65/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Sweetness:** 58/100 — Less sweet (0) to Very sweet (100)

**Bitterness:** 35/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 49/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Light to medium — 3/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Apricot

Floral

Lychee

Mango

Strawberry

Mint

Muscat grape

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