FILTER Roast - Mengeche Derso Natural - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

A natural Yirgacheffe from one farmer, Mr. Mengeche Derso, roasted light for filter. Loads of fresh peach, hibiscus and cooked raspberry.

This one is for the black coffee drinkers. Pour over, batch brew, Aeropress or the Moccamaster on the bench.

In the cup you get lots of fresh peach first, then hibiscus and cooked raspberry. Complex acidity and a sugary sweetness all the way through.

Next to the Tadese Teko washed on our shelf, this is the fruitier, sweeter one. If you like your filter tasting of fruit, start here.

It is a small lot from a single farm. Once it is gone it is gone.

Mr. Mengeche Derso owns and runs 15 hectares in the highlands of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, with the farm sitting at 2,300 metres. He has 12 children and four of them work the farm with him. They fertilise with animal manure and plant remnants, and his coffee has earned him recognition from government organisations. The lot is heirloom Ethiopian varieties grown between 2,200 and 2,300 metres, harvested October to January, and graded Grade 1.

Natural means the cherries dry whole with the fruit still on. They are sorted for ripeness the day they are picked, rinsed, then spread on raised beds and turned constantly for anywhere from 8 to 25 days depending on the weather. That time drying in the fruit is where the peach and raspberry come from.

This lot comes to us through Cafe Imports' Single Farmer Project. The farmer's name goes on the contract, the price is negotiated on their behalf, and the deal only goes ahead when the farmer agrees to it. It means we can tell you exactly who grew this coffee, which is not a given out of Ethiopia.

Best suited for: V60 and pour over, batch brew and filter machines, Aeropress, French press.

Brew guide to start with: 15g of coffee to 250g of water at 93C, about three minutes total brew time. Adjust the grind until it tastes sweet.

Roast level: light filter roast.

Roasted to order at our roastery in Ballarat. Local Ballarat delivery on Thursdays for orders placed before midnight Tuesday. Shipped daily Australia wide.