Banko Gotiti, Ethiopia

We've got another lot from the Banko Gotiti washing station, this time a washed local heirloom. Banko Gotiti is a village in the Gedeb district of Ethiopia's Gedeo Zone, with the co-op being founded in 2012. Banko Gotiti has about 300 members, who grow a mix of heirloom Ethiopian varietals, not traceable to a single variety of coffee. 

Yirgacheffe is a densely vegated region, a product of the warm tropical climate with moderate wet and dry seasons. Most coffee is shade-grown by small producers using organic practices. The region contains a multitude of micro-regions, creating complex profiles depending on the washing station a particular coffee is from.

The process of producing Washed coffees in Ethiopia varies slightly from washing station to station. Generally the coffee is picked ripe and de-pulped the same day. fermented for a period of 8–12 hours in open-air tanks, then washed in water channels to remove the mucilage. Then, coffee is spread on raised beds to dry for 5–15 days, depending on the weather of course.

This is a classic washed Ethiopian, floral, sweet and juicy. Filter or 'spro. You know the drill.