Ethiopia - Chelchele - Special Prep Washed Heirloom

Origine: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia    
Variety: Heirloom
Process: Washed Special Prep
Elevation: 1,900 - 2,400 MASL

This coffee comes from the Chelchele washing station, which is in the kebele, or village, of Chelchele, in the words, or district, of Kochere, in the Yirgacheffe region. Chelchele coffees tend to have a nice backbone of sweetness from toffee and/or soft nuts like almond, with a floral and citrus overtone.

Washed Special Prep

With the special prep (what the producers generally call “Premium” in Ethiopia) the cherries are collected from a limited number of small-holder farmers.
90% of the cherries are perfectly picked, the right red color. 5% semi red and 5% overripe.
All of it is processed and stored it separately from the other lots. They generally produce a very small number of bags in this way every year.
In most instances, cherries used to produce these lots are collected from a day lot (picked in one day).
The process of producing Washed coffees in Ethiopia will vary slightly from washing station to washing station, but generally speaking the coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day. There is usually a fermentation period of 8–12 hours in open-air tanks, then washed in water channels to remove the mucilage. The coffee seeds will be spread on raised beds to dry for 5–15 days, depending on the weather.

Expecting Taste Notes

Juicy and Floral
Stone fruits, Jasmine, Brown sugar