Ayla Shantawene, Sidama Ethiopia

Summary

Ethiopian coffee from the Shantawene kebele in Bensa woreda, Sidama, grown by smallholders on 0.1–2 hectare plots at 1950 masl, shaded by false banana trees. Heirloom varieties, fully washed at the Ayla washing station: cherries sorted in water tanks, depulped, fermented for 100 hours, then dried on raised African beds under a parabolic shade net for 15 days. Tasting notes of white peach, floral and orange sorbet.

Details

Format

Bean

Roast profile

Filter

Decaffeinated

No

Price

€€€€

Region

Shantawene, Sidama, Bensa

Producer

Small producers around the Shantawene kebele

Altitude

1950 m.a.s.l

Variety

Heirloom

Notes

Peach, Floral, Orange

The roaster

Stamp Act

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