This coffee starts with an aroma of cherry wine and dark honey. Followed by flavors of hibiscus, raspberry, tarragon and agave. Our team dubbed this coffee "very complex." 

Farm owner Bekele selects coffees harvested on his own farm, Kokoso, and combines these with carefully selected coffees from 1 or more of the 100 independent farms in the surrounding area that he partners with. Once collected, the coffee cherries are sorted based on quality, and placed in raised beds where they remain until dried to a target moisture content over a period of 16 to 18 days.

• Country – Ethiopia  
• Region – Segera, Southern Ethiopia 
• Farm- Bekele and 100 small independent farmers surrounding 
• Farm Elevation – 2,200 meters above sea level 
• Varietal - Heirloom
• Process – Natural     
• Roast –  Light

Ethiopia has a special relationship with coffee - it’s the birthplace of arabica coffee and the seventh largest coffee producing country in the world. Coffee makes up about 40% of Ethiopia’s export market and nearly 15% of the population is employed by the coffee industry.    

Photos: The Bekele Belacho Team working on the raised drying beds.