black tea & apricot, elegant body

Origin: Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe Producer: Smallholder Farmers delivering to Aritcha Station Varietals: JARC varieties, local landraces Altitude: 1945 masl Processing: fully washed

Sourced through Sucafina Specialty Coffee A favourite - and classic - returns! The fully washed Grade 1 from the renowned washing station that is Aricha has been part of our portfolio again and again and it never disappoints. It is what we are looking for in a washed filter from the birthplace of coffee: an elegant body, sweetness, balanced acidity, flavour notes of black tea and apricot and a long, lingering finish.

Farming methods in Ethiopia are very traditional: Farmers intercrop their (sometimes very old) coffee trees with other food crops to maximize the land use and provide food for their families. In addition to the resulting plant diversity, these farms are also organic by default as the farmers seldom use fertilizers or pesticides. Farm work is done manually by members of the family.

The cherries are delivered to the local washing station where they are hand sorted to remove underripe or damaged cherry. After pulping and fermenting for 36 to 48 hours in the station's standardized fermentum tanks. Parchment is then washed in clean water and transferred to raised drying beds and raked frequently to ensure even drying, which takes about 18 days.

Grading is done both by visual inspection and cup quality, Grade 1 being the highest quality - free of cup faults andtaints and with zero quakers.