Ethiopia West Arsi G2 Washed - Nensebo Bochesa

Roaster’s Thoughts

I love every bean I have in my offerings and I mix it up quite a bit but I got stuck on this top-lot bean and have had to cut myself off from it, every once in a while, just so I can put an exclamation mark on my reaction to the pure pleasure I take in its complexity of flavors, whenever I come back to it.

Bean Region > Uchuro, Nensebo, West Arsi

This is a Grade 2 washed coffee from Ethiopia's West Arsi zone, from cherry collected at Gara Tunise washing station which receives harvests from some 500 smallholder farmers. In the Bochesa area of Nensebo, producers grow heirloom Ethiopianvarieties at  1900 to 2100 masl. Washed process coffees Cherries are depulped within hours after harvesting before undergoing tank fermentation for 36-48 hours. After the mucilage has broken down, coffees are carefully washed with fresh water and dried on raised beds under parabolic shade nets for 5-7 days. 

Unlike other countries, in Ethiopia coffees are graded solely based on cup quality and number of defects, not size. Grade 1 and Grade 2 are considered "Specialty" at origin. Grade 2 washed coffees usually offer similar flavor characteristics to their G1 counterparts at a slightly more approachable price