ETHIOPIA CHELCHELE JUSIU

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In our early days as a specialty coffee roaster, Yirgacheffe was one of the origins that caught our attention. Its bright citrus and delicate sweetness introduced many drinkers to the world of specialty coffee. This harvest brings us back to those memories with several remarkable lots from the region. Among them is Chelchele washing station.

Chelchele was once known for its classic natural profile of sweet blueberry jam. Over the years, the station has refined its craft and natural processing. The latest harvest reveals elegant tropical fruits with candy sweetness and a rounded chocolate texture. It is a familiar origin with a new expression.

Roasting Chelchele has been rewarding. A medium light roast brings balance between fruit and chocolate. Hand brewed, it opens with yellow peach, lemon candy, watermelon and mango. As espresso, caramel sweetness takes the lead with delicate daisy florals and mango milk. With milk, graham cracker and honeycomb emerge. As the cup cools, chocolate becomes more pronounced, reminding us of local Gerik chocolate. Chelchele captures the excitement of specialty coffee with every sip.

The Producer

Ephtah Specialty Coffee was founded in 2021 by Wubit Bekele. A Q-grader with experience in Ethiopia’s coffee industry, she built the company around quality and closer relationships with coffee-growing communities. Working across Ethiopia’s diverse coffee regions, Ephtah brings greater attention to the people behind each lot and the landscapes that shape their coffee.

Worka sits within the wider Yirgacheffe landscape in southern Ethiopia. Here coffee is part of everyday life, grown by smallholder farmers across the surrounding highlands. Generations of farming knowledge and the diversity of indigenous coffee varieties contribute to the region’s identity. Each harvest offers a glimpse into a place where coffee remains closely connected to its people and the land they cultivate.

This G1 natural lot is sourced through Ephtah. The cherries are dried intact before the beans are prepared for export, allowing the fruit and seed to develop together throughout the drying process. It is a traditional approach to Ethiopian coffee that places careful attention on harvest quality and post harvest handling. For us, Worka is more than a name of origin. It is an invitation to explore the people and practices behind a coffee that carries a small part of southern Ethiopia into the cup.

• Cupping Score 85.25pts

  Fragrance
  dried strawberry, honey, honeydew, mango, complex grape, coffee cherry
  
  Aroma
  meyer lemon, persimmon, yellow flower, nutmeg, strawberry, coffee flower
  
  Flavour
  silver needle tea, honeysuckle, fresh melon, cinnamon powder, honey
  
  Aftertaste
  aromatic, spices aftertaste
  
  Acid
  medium | malid acidity, stone fruits, dried apricot
  
  Body
  medium high | rounded, velvety
  
  Balance
  pointed, harmony, deep flavour
  
  Overall
  aromatic and tea-like oriented flavour profile coffee

• Roasting Schedule

  Roasting on every day from Monday to Thursday
  Cut-off order 3:00 p.m. a day before processing begins.

  Retail and Wholesale Delivery
  Retail order on the next working day

  Delivery will be made on the next processing working day once your order is roasted or ready.

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