Fragrance and aroma of cherry, lime and strawberry. Notes of cherry and orange followed by blackberry and a ripe fruit sweetness. Medium citric and malic acidity with a creamy mouthfeel and heavy body.
surrounding the Aricha village deliver freshly picked coffee cherries to the nearby Adorsi washing station in the Yirgacheffe district located in the Gedeo zone. Yirgacheffe is often recognized for the extremely high-quality coffees being grown in the rich and fertile district, and this washed coffee is no exception. The Adorsi washing station is owned and operated by the Yonis family.
First, the fruit is soaked in water for 12 hours to remove floaters and rehydrate the seeds before processing. After the floaters are removed, cherries are dried on raised beds with a thickness of 5cm. The raised beds at the Adorsi station are position to receive high airflow and lower sunlight to provide a more even, slower drying process overall taking about 28 days to dry completely.
Faysel and his team at Testi Trading makes significant investments in the communities that they operate in through their Project Direct initiatives. So far they have completed construction of multiple primary schools and even the first ever high school in the town of Hamasho, a small town in Sidama.
We have had the pleasure of buying coffees from Faysel Yonis and his team since 2015 and their coffee never disappoints!