Shakiso Gigesa, Ethiopia

Summary

Shakiso Gigesa comes from the Danbi Uddo Kebele, just outside the town of Shakiso in Ethiopia's Guji Zone. The coffee is grown by more than 500 smallholder farmers on small family-run plots at altitudes of 1,800–2,100 metres, using local heirloom varieties. Cherries are depulped and fermented for 36–48 hours, with the water changed after 24 hours, then washed in channels and dried on raised African beds for around 10–21 days. A washed Ethiopian coffee with notes of blueberry, grape and Earl Grey, suited to filter brewing.

Details

Format

Bean

Roast profile

Filter

Decaffeinated

No

Price

€€€€

Region

Guji Zone, Shakiso

Producer

Danbi Uddo Kebele smallholder farmers

Altitude

1800 - 2100 m.a.s.l

Notes

Grape, Blueberry, Earl Grey

The roaster

Root and Branch

Root & Branch is a specialty coffee roaster based in Belfast, known for sourcing and roasting single-origin coffees from Brazil, Colombia, Rwanda, and beyond.…