2022 Ethiopia • Washed
KeramoJARC & local landraces
concord grape • darjeeling • dragon fruit
Indigo fruits like concord grapes, darjeeling & delicately sweet dragon fruit describe this mashup of JARC cultivars & local landrace Setami & Mekicho well. This washed process lot is grown high in the Bombe mountains near Keramo village in Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia with processing help from nearby Shantawene washing station.
- Variety:
- JARC & local landraces
- Location:
- Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia
- Harvest:
- Dec-Jan 2021/22
- Processing:
- Washed
- Cup Profile:
- concord grape, darjeeling, dragon fruit
Keramo
A gorgeous lot separation from smallholders around Keramo village in Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia. Through the support of Catalyst Trade, cherry delivered to the washing station in neighbouring Shantawene village from the people of Keramo village are kept separate so they can be processed and exported as Keramo village coffees, allowing for the unique terroir and cup profile to be showcased.
JARC & local landraces
The smallholders from around Keramo village grow varieties that are either JARC (Jimma Agricultural Research Center) cultivars 74110 & 74158 or varieties indigenous to the area of Sidama, Setami & Mekicho, known collectively as landrace varieties.
Processing
Once the cherry is delivered by smallholders from the Keramo village, the washing station in Shantawene separates their lots and processes the coffee in a washed manner, traditional in Ethiopia the coffee is depulped and fermented underwater for anywhere from 36-72 hrs, allowing microbes to propagate dropping the ph in the tank so the sticky mucilage layer comes off during the next step, washing the coffee in channels. Finally the coffee is dried on raised beds for 7-10 days.