Ethiopia - Bombe

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• Origin: Sidamo - Ethiopia
• Cooperative: Ayla washing station
• Producer: 800 farmers deliver their harvest to the Ayla station.
• Harvest: Lower altitude: October - December | Higher altitude: November - January.
• Process: Washed

• Altitude: 1950 - 2050 masl

  Variety: JARC 74110, JARC 74158

Description: Black tea, bergamot, and blueberry.

ABOUT THE COOPERATIVE.

Faysel Abdosh founded the Ayla washing station in 2018. He named it after his niece. Faysel's company, Testi Specialty Coffee, has several stations in Guji. Ayla is Testi's first station in Sidamo. Approximately 800 farmers deliver coffee cherries to the station. They grow coffee at altitudes between 1950 and 2000 meters above sea level, on small plots averaging approximately 0.5 hectares.

In addition to buying coffee cherries, Testi Specialty Coffee also contributes to the community's well-being. In Sidamo, they have helped build schools for local children, supported a water project to facilitate access to clean drinking water, and helped connect homes to the electricity grid.

Farmers hand-pick ripe red cherries and bring them to the Ayla station. Because the farms are small, most of the work is done by family members. At the station, the cherries are visually inspected, and damaged or unripe cherries are discarded. The cherries are pulped and fermented in a fermentation tank for 36 to 48 hours. After fermentation, the parchment is washed with clean water and spread out to dry on raised beds. The parchment is raked frequently to ensure even drying.