Ethiopia Chelbesa - Filter Roast

Roasted for FILTER brewing

This stunning lot originates from Chelbesa village in the Gedeo Zone, located just south
of Yirgacheffe. The coffee cherries are harvested from a semi-forest environment with
rich red soil. The most common local landraces grown in this area are Wolishu and
Dhega. Chelbesa is a hub for coffee-farming families known for producing high-quality
coffee.

Traditional cultivation methods dominate this region, characterised by intercropping
coffee plants with other food crops and adopting an ‘organic by default’ approach to farming. The coffee trees are shade-grown in farms surrounded by dense layers of semi-forest vegetation, including false banana (eneset).

At the Chelbesa wet mill, these ripe cherries undergo meticulous processing. The African
raised beds are carefully constructed to ensure proper air circulation and temperature
control for optimal and steady drying. The cherries are turned regularly to prevent
damage caused by over-fermentation and mould growth.

Coffee specs