BEKELE KACHARA

Suitable for: Espresso & Filter Brewing
Best As: Espresso (Black), & Filter (Black)

Flavour Description: Intense Florality, Earl Grey, Pineapple Juice, Blueberry

Producer: Bekele Kachara
Washing Station: Murago
Region: Sidama
Variety: 74158 (JARC)
Process: Natural

Q-Score: 90.00
Sourced via: Mecota Trading & Omwani Coffee

Recommended Rest: For the best tasting brew out of this specialty coffee from Murago, we'd suggest resting this for 14-57 days off roast - we wrote a coffee blog on this here.

About This Coffee:

Bekele Kachara inherited his first farm in the village of Hache, Sidamo from his parents, before expanding his operation to a second farm in Murago. Here he cultivates the 74158 and 74110 varietals beneath the shade of intercropped fruit trees.

Bekele’s Hache farm focuses on the production of natural coffees, which are spread out to dry for 16 days on raised beds. Meanwhile the Murago site also has the capacity for anaerobics and uses an extended drying time of 20 - 25 days.

This particular lot consists of 100% 74158.

74158 is commonly referred to as a JARC cultivar (JARC standing for Jimma Agricultural Research Centre). 74158 is the Catalogue number. All varieties that are denoted as 74xxx indicate that they were original landraces discovered in 1974 in the local forests. Certain varieties were generationally selected for their pronounced quality, disease resistance, yield, and a good deal other qualities that the agricultural institutions of the 70's were selecting for. Once selected for, the seed pools were propagated and sold.

A word from Moata Raya, founder of Mecota Coffee

"Hello, I am Moata Raya. My wife Rosa and I founded Mecota PLC in 2023 with a vision to craft the finest Ethiopian coffee. I have spent my career focused on improving coffee quality and sustainability in Ethiopia. I have worked as a coffee quality trainer, managed farm and wet mill operations, and collaborated with Technoserve to map local coffee profiles and enhance quality control for washed coffees.

These experiences have allowed me to promote a culture of excellence and sustainability among the farmers we work with at Mecota. It is our dedication to unique processing techniques and sustainable development for coffee growing communities that makes Mecota coffees truly exceptional."

Moata Raya - Mecota Coffee,
Quoted by Omwani Coffee in 2024