Together with our friends at SNAP, we made this separation by requesting only the cherry grown above 2,450 meters. SNAP is calling this the Highest Elevation Project, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who brought it together. In the cup we find ripe peach, melon, and honeysuckle.
Ethiopian Landrace
Gedeb
2,450+ masl
January 2026
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Floated to further remove defects. Held in-cherry for 24 hours. De-pulped. Grade 1 density separated. Dry-fermented for 24 hours. Wet-fermented, but not submerged, for an additional 12 hours. Dried on raised beds for 10–14 days.
ABOUT CHORSO BULE
We have been working with SNAP for many years, and each year we ask ourselves the same question: how can we produce and release better coffee? This year, we began looking at specific sites and separating only the cherry delivered from the highest-elevation plants. Chorso Bule was the first site SNAP recommended for this approach. We hope this marks the beginning of a longer project.
ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE
Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent a significant part of the country’s economy. 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
FOB (USD; GREEN)
$13.21/KG
DDP
$16.54/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.