About this Coffee
This selection comes from one of our favorite Ethiopian washing stations, high up in the mountains of Gedeb—just south of the famous Yirgacheffe region. This region had an exceptionally strong year. In the cup, we find ripe stone fruit, oxidized oolong tea, and watermelon.
We are getting better at finding, isolating, and separating coffees in Ethiopia. This is an excellent example of such success. About a decade ago, most of the coffee from Gedeo would have been sold under the more famous and popular name of Yirgacheffe. However, there are many woredas (districts) in Gedeo that we can now explore as individual producing regions. These woredas include Dilla, Dilla Zuria, Bule, Wenago, Yirgacheffe, Kochere, and Gedeb. Gedeb is the southernmost woreda of the Gedeo Zone, and has only been producing coffee for one or two generations. Most of the trees are about 20-30 years old—relatively young by Ethiopian standards. This area is fascinating for multiple reasons, and we’ll continue to explore the region with a lot of interest as we try to find and bring new and beautiful coffees to market.