Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Ardosi Washed
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Varietal: Heirloom Blend
Region: Ardosi Washing Station, Yirgacheffe
Altitude: 1900-2150m
About the Cup
Lemon blossom and black pepper fragrance followed by the aroma of goldenberry. Flavors of mango, lemon and jasmine florals with a sweet lingering aftertaste of matcha, raw cocoa, watermelon and white grape. Mild to bright acidity of citric and malic acids with a juicy mouthfeel and medium body.
About the washed process method
Sorting out imperfect coffee cherries starts on delivery, and extends all the way to the drying tables. Farmers must hand-sort the cherry for defects before delivering it to the washing station. The cherry is then floated in tanks of water to catch any underripe coffee before the processing begins. This particular lot was wet-processed, often simply called "washed". In this process, the cherry is first removed from the seed using a depulping machine. Then, the sticky mucilage layer that surrounds the bean is removed by fermenting it for 24-36 hours in water, after which it is "washed" away with clean water. Finally, the coffee is dried on raised beds for upwards of 2 weeks, depending on the weather.
About the Ardosi washing station
More than 800 smallholder family farmers surrounding the Aricha village deliver freshly picked coffee cherries to the nearby Ardosi washing station in the Yirgacheffe district located in the Gedeo zone. The area is recognized for its extremely high quality coffees being grown in the rich and fertile district at high altitudes between 1900 and 2150 asl.