ETHIOPIA - Bekele Gemeda

Intense coffee, tastes like cooked plum with tangy acidity.

200 g roasted coffee beans

Coffee grade                                    Grade 1

Varietal                                              Heirloom

Processing                                        Washed

Altitude                                              1780-2100 m

Subregion/Town                               Worka village, Gedeb town

Region                                               Yirgacheffe

Farm size                                          9,5 hectares

This single producer lot comes from Mr. Bekele Gemeda in the Worka village in Yirgacheffe. 

Mr Bekele Gemeda is a resident of small village called Worka 13 kms from Gedeb town. He owns 6.5 hectares of coffee farm in one place and another 3 hectares in another place within the same village. He works full time in his farm assisted by his able children who completed their primary education but couldn’t find another job in towns. Mr Bekele, who is the father of 11 children, fully relied on the income he generated from his coffee farm. The coffee farm business also supports his two elder married sons who also work together with him.

Mr Bekele Gemeda is incredibly grateful to see that the care he has put into his coffee is showed well enough in the cup to have his coffee kept separate, something that is rare in Ethiopia.