*Reserve List* Ethiopia, Chelchele - Filter Roast

 This coffee comes from the Chelchele washing station, which is in the kebele, or village, of Chelchele, in the woreda, or district, of Kochere, in the Yirgacheffe region. Chelchele coffees tends to have a nice backbone of sweetness from toffee and soft nuts like almond, with a floral and citrus overtone.

Coffees in Ethiopia are typically grown on very small plots of land by farmers who also grow other crops. The majority of smallholders will deliver their coffee in cherry to a nearby washing station or central processing unit, where their coffee will be sorted, weighed, and paid for or given a receipt. Coffee is then processed, usually washed or natural, by the washing station and dried on raised beds.

The washing stations serve as many as several hundred to sometimes a thousand or more producers, who deliver cherry throughout the harvest season.

Origin: Kochere, Yirgacheffe

Altitude: 1900-2400 MASL

Varietal: Ethiopian Heirloom

Process: Natural

This roast is best suited for filter brew methods.