DUWANCHO - Releasing 16th Jan

Best suited as: Black espresso, Milk based espresso beverages or Black filter

Flavour Description: Blueberry Compote, Lavender Florals, Grapefruit

Producer: Daye Bensa, Keramo Village Smallholders
Origin: Sidama, Ethiopia
Variety: 74158
Process: Natural
Importer: Coffee Legends
Q-Score: 89

About This Coffee

This is the third time that we have featured coffee from the Daye Bensa smallholders. The coffee is grown on small plots of land in the village of Keramo, in the region of Argebona at around 2200MASL, which is the highest area in Ethiopia where coffee is grown.

Arbegona is one of the 30 districts in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia, within the Sidama Zone. It is surrounded by Bona Zuria to the south, Bursa to the southwest, Gorche to the northwest, the Oromia Region to the north, and Bensa to the east. The main town is also called Arbegona.

Coffee is the main cash crop in Arbegona, but farmers also grow sugar cane, false banana, spices, and vegetables. The coffee cherries are sorted by density and quality by floating them in large water tanks. After sorting, the cherries are dried on raised beds with mesh nets, and are rotated every 30 minutes to ensure even drying and to control fermentation. Drying usually takes 12-15 days, depending on the weather. Once dried, the cherries are stored in warehouses to develop their flavour.

74158 is commonly referred to as a JARC cultivar (JARC standing for Jimma Agricultural Research Centre). 74158 is the Catalogue number for a landrace called Krume. 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.

You can find a link to Daye Bensa's official website here to learn more about Bensa and Ethiopian coffee: https://www.dayebensacoffee.com

You can find a link to the Coffee Legends official website here to learn more about Ethiopian Coffee: https://www.coffeelegends.co.uk