Aricha

Green Cup Coffee sells Aricha, a light-roast 100% Arabica from Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia, washed at the Aricha station. The cup leads with juicy blueberry and natural sweetness, with floral accents and a lively acidity that stays clean through the finish.

Cherries come from about 650 small farmers whose gardens sit within roughly eight kilometres of the washing station, at 1,900 to 2,100 meters. Pickers select them by hand, and the station handles washing, fermentation, drying and sorting. The plants grow under native trees, and the cool highland climate slows ripening, which the roaster ties to the fine aromatics.

Green Cup recommends it for filter coffee and cold brew. It is sold as whole bean, with grinding options for moka pot, portafilter, brewed coffee and French press if you want it ground.