Description
A very cool Ethiopian Washed Top Lot!
Coming from METAD Agricultural Development PLC (METAD). METAD is a third generation family owned business with a rich history that began after World War II when the Ethiopian Emperor awarded Muluemebet Emiru, the first African female pilot and family matriarch, with land in the Guji and Sidama zones that has become the Hambela Coffee Estate.
Tasting Notes: This is a prime example of a washed Yirg. Great tea like spice notes dominate the cup with very peachy/citrus acidity upfront. Clean enough to hold a light roast and retain some good balance but will have good brightness upfront. The brighter characteristics will be pretty mellow close to 2nd crack and into the dark roast marks. Turns very strong and chocolaty, more of a bakers chocolate and smoky into the dark roasts.
Roasting Notes: Good at almost any roast point but if you keep it on the lighter side, city to city plus you will see its true exotic Ethiopian roots come out. The darker you go the more chocolaty and fuller bodied it will get but right around 2nd crack it will turn a bit more bitter and edgy, otherwise a very smooth cup.
METAD is managed by Aman Adinew who returned to Ethiopia after many years working abroad at the executive level for multiple fortune 500 companies because he wanted to make a difference for his family and community. Through Aman’s leadership, METAD has strengthened the local community with employment opportunities including a workforce that is over seventy percent women, educational opportunities including sponsorship for a state-of-the-art elementary school with more than four hundred students, and healthcare for employees. METAD was also first to partner with Grounds for Health in Ethiopia to implement a successful cervical cancer screening program for women within the coffee growing communities. METAD provides technical assistance and shares modern farming equipment with other local farmers. METAD also has the first and only private state-of-the-art SCAA certified coffee quality control lab on the African continent used to train both domestic and international coffee professionals.
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