Ethiopia Gerse

Meyer Lemon | Golden Raisin 

This is the first coffee that I have offered from Mikiyas Bogale’s washing station located in the village of Gerse Kebele and it is a real stunner. Mikiyas Bogale inherited a washing station from his father in 2020, and works with producers in the Gerse area. The area produces about 300 bags of coffee per year.

Ripe cherries are harvested and purchased. After a presort, the coffee is pulped with the “Agard” local pulping machine, then density sorted by floating before fermenting in large concrete tanks for 48-72 hours, weather depending. The coffee is washed in channels before being moved to raised beds to dry and be further hand sorted for defects. After checking  moisture and finishing more defect sorting, coffee is stored in parchment onsite before being transported to Addis Ababa.

Why I picked this coffee: The extended fermentation adds a real unique element to this coffee. This coffee stood out amongst several others from Ethiopia and I knew I had to get a bag to share it with you all. I can count on my fingers the amount of times I say "damn, this is a really good coffee" per year. This was one of them.

Roast Profile: Light