Description
Coming from family-owned farms organized around Testi Trading PLC, a coffee mill located in the town of Danbi Uddo near the town of Shakiso whithin the Guji Zone of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Coffee producers deliver their ripe cherries to the Testi Trading coffee mill station where the cherries are sorted an immediately placed on raised beds and dried over a period of 18 to 21 days. The raised drying beds are carefully constructed to ensure proper air circulation and temperature control for an optimal drying process. Cherries are also turned regularly on the beds to prevent damage during the drying process. The cherries are stored in a local warehouse after the moisture is reduced to between 11.5 and 12 percent. Then the beans are transported to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to be milled and bagged prior to export.
Tasting Notes: A very tasty cup of coffee. Very crisp and clean with some classic Ethiopian exotic spice notes. Lighter roasts are where this coffee will shine, a little citric floral note upfront with just a hint of a soft fruit tone balanced with sweeter chocolaty spice notes. Definitely not over the top fruity like some of the naturals but an Ethiopian cup that impress most with awesome depth of flavor.
Roasting Notes: A little chaff heavy being a natural and slightly two toned while roasting but still easy for any roaster to handle. For the lighter roasts make sure everything gets through first crack and cool it out. Darker roasts wait for a little sheen on the surface and make sure to hit cool with any signs of oil on the surface. A longer setup time will increase the depth of flavor pretty drastically.
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