Halo Hartume has been a constant site for us each year. This year’s selection stays on the bright, crisp, and clean side of the profiles we see from Gedeb. In the cup we find nectarine, tart plum, and lemongrass.
Ethiopian Landrace
Gedeb, Yirgacheffe
1,900 - 2,210 masl
January 2026
Hand-picked at peak ripeness. Fermented underwater for 24–48 hours. Dried on raised beds for 10–14 days.
Worasa Mijane and his son Daniel are both natives of Gedeb. In the early 2000s, Worasa began processing coffee at his first site in Worka Sakaro. Nearly a decade later, in 2013, he and Daniel established a second washing station in Halo Hartume, just a few kilometers to the west.
Yirgacheffe is known for introducing the world to the floral and citric profiles of washed Ethiopian coffees. It was here that the washed process gained global recognition, and the town quickly became synonymous with some of the most iconic flavor profiles in specialty coffee.
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'.
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.