Banko Chelchele

Our first offering after a long break, and with a new roasting machine / profile to boot! This stunningly layered coffee is a great example of a floral and crisp Ethiopian flavor profile. Reminiscent of a sweet tea, in the cup we get notes of chamomile and subtle lemon acidity, underpinned with a honeyed character in both flavor and mouthfeel. 

Milled at the Chelchele washing station at a cool 2025 masl  this coffee is comprised of numerous lots by various smallholders, who average less than half a hectare of coffee per producer. 

This is a classic washed process, with fermentation times ranging from 36-48 hours and being sun-dried on raised beds.

An "heirloom" cultivar is a catch-all term generally applied to Ethiopian coffees that are usually a highly diversified mix of mutliple varietals. Since Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, there are an estimated six to ten thousand varietals being grown there. With difficulties tracing each specific variation and mix as cultivation has occured for so long, "heirloom" is used to denote these regional varietals. Over time, increasing tracebility aims to narrow these definitions, as seen through the work of local agricultural institutions like the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC).

This is a washed process coffee, with fermentation times ranging between 36 to 48 hours, and sun-dried on raised beds for an average of 9 days.

Green Cost: $8.5/lb
Importer: Coffee Shrub

Our "Green Cost" represents the cost of the raw coffee as well as associated transportation costs of shipping from warehouse to our roastery. As a small roaster, this allows us to provide a consistent calculation of our most important expense, given that other costs (e.g. packaging, labor, roast profiling R&D, quality control etc.) can vary significantly. We hope to be able to provide even more detailed cost breakdowns soon.