Our first selection from the community of Bochessa comes from the highlands of Sidama, in one of our favorite regions in Ethiopia: Arbegona. In the cup we find a peach-forward profile with lemon verbena and white tea.
Ethiopian Landrace
Arbegona, Sidama
2,230 masl
December, 2024
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. De-pulped. Grade 1 density separated. Fermented underwater for 36 hours. Dried on raised beds for 10-14 days.
ABOUT BOCHESSA
This is our first year working with coffee from the community of Bochessa. Like many coffees in Ethiopia, this lot was produced through the traditional model, with cherries delivered to a centralized washing station by smallholder producers—around 600 in total. Most farms are extremely small, sometimes consisting of just a few trees in backyard plots. Arbegona remains one of our favorite regions in the coffee-producing world, and we are excited to continue exploring its potential.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single variety coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.
Pricing Details
FARM GATE (LOCAL; CHERRY)
107 BIRR/KG
FARM GATE (USD; GREEN)
~$4.80/KG
FOB
$10.13/KG
FOT
$14.53/KG
The cost of getting a coffee from cherry to beverage varies enormously depending on its place of origin and the location of its consumption. The inclusion of price transparency is a starting point to inform broader conversation around the true costs of production and the sustainability of specialty coffee as a whole.