Complex yet clean fruity Ethiopian coffee. Very high intensity sweetness, well binding
with soft malic acidity.
BEKELE BELACHEW FINCHAWA
200g: Matte blue K-Seal standup coffee bag from Dutch Coffee Pack. Comes with zipper and degassing valve.
500g & 1kg: Kraft paper side gusset bag foil-lined with a degassing valve. Please note that the bag is without a zipper, and it is not resealable after opened.
Bekele Belachew farms six hectares of coffee in Sagara village in Bensa together with his wife and six children. The family manages the farm themselves. They compost and apply manure to the soil while gradually pruning their coffee trees. The coffee grows beneath the shade of native forest.
Bekele grows the 74158 and 74160 varieties. Both are selections from the Jimma Research Center. They were selected from wild coffee plants in the Metu Bishari forest in Western Ethiopia. These varieties are widely grown across Ethiopia for their resistance to Coffee Berry Disease and high yields. They are also known for their pronounced citrus and floral character.
All of Bekele’s coffee is handpicked by the family before being processed and dried at home. Like many small producers in Ethiopia he continues to produce natural coffee. It is a traditional method that requires no pulping machine and allows the whole cherry to dry slowly around the seed.
