ETHIOPIA | Chelbesa
£8.50 – £31.00Price range: £8.50 through £31.00
FARM: Chelbesa
REGION: Yirgacheffe
PROCESS: Natural
VARIETY: Heirloom
ALTITUDE GROWN: 1900 – 2200m
NOTES: Blueberry, Blood Orange, Plum, Dark Chocolate & Jasmine
SCA: 86.75
The Natural Yirgacheffe Chelbesa comes from the renowned coffee-growing area of Worka Chelbesa, located in the Gedeb district within the Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia. This region is characterised by its dense, semi-forest vegetation, including shade-grown coffee trees and false banana plants, creating ideal agroecological conditions for high-quality coffee production. In 2019, SNAP Specialty Coffee established a wet mill in the small hamlet of Danche within Chelbesa Village, designed to exclusively process red cherries from nearby farmers. The ceramic fermentation tanks at the wet mill enhance the clarity of the coffee by retaining heat, which accelerates fermentation.