Last updated: 2026-09-10T14:19:51.682Z

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From $21.50/8oz

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

**Region:** [Kochere, Ethiopia 🇪🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/e0cd2850-6fbb-4396-ab79-872b2230aec1)

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[Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia 🇪🇹](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/region/a1baa608-a3cf-46d2-9abb-22919a2d2643)

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

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[Kurume](https://www.coffeelist.co/insights/variety/kurume)

**Altitude:** 1850-2500 masl

## What the Brand Says

> We Taste: lemon meringue - lavender - apricot - honey Light Roast Named for the Reko washing station (which is named for the Reko mountain, itself — a word that means “challenge” in Afaan Oromo, a metahor for the challenge of producing the highest quality of coffee in the area), Ethiopia Reko comes from the Kochere re

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# Ethiopia Reko

No longer available

8oz

$21.50

($43.00/lbs)

12oz

$28.50

($38.00/lbs)

5lb

$147.00

($29.40/lbs)

## Profile

### Taste characteristics

**Body:** 32/100 — Light & tea-like (0) to Full-bodied & creamy (100)

**Acidity:** 64/100 — Soft (0) to Bright & acidic (100)

**Sweetness:** 71/100 — Less sweet (0) to Very sweet (100)

**Bitterness:** 25/100 — Subtle bitterness (0) to Pronounced bitterness (100)

**Character:** 5/100 — Conventional (0) to Funky & novel (100)

**Roast level:** Light — 2/7, from Extra light (1) to Extra dark (7)

## Tasting Notes

Apricot

Honey

Lavender

Lemon meringue

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