Chelbesa - Ethiopia

Ethiopia season rolls along with this easy-drinking lot from the famed Chelbesa Washing Station in Gedeb, Yirgacheffe. Approximately 1,000 smallholder farmers deliver cherry to the Chelbesa One Station, one of seven stations across Ethiopia managed by the exporting company, SNAP Coffee. Cherries are sorted, floated, and depulped, then dry fermented in tanks for 48-72 hours before being washed and placed to dry on raised beds for 7-10 days. Washed coffees from this station are typically pristine and elegant. Expect a bright, lightly effervescent profile with gentle aromatics and notes of sweet citrus and stone fruit.