Bright blackberry and cranberry paired with stunning jasmine florals. A coffee you’ll remember. Grown at a height of ~2000 MASL, this beautiful natural lot contains coffee grown near the kebele (local village) of Werka, located in the Nensebo district of Ethiopia’s West Arsi Zone. We paid 113% above the fairtrade price for this coffee. Employing around 200 workers who process up to 1.5 million kilograms of coffee cherry every year, Gara Kone washing station produces exceptional natural coffees. During harvest, the freshly picked cherry is delivered daily by some 750–800 independent outgrowers to the kebele of Refisa where Gara Kone is located. The majority of the families that contribute to this lot farm organically on tiny plots of land averaging less than two hectares in size. Coffee is their main cash crop and grows alongside food crops of corn, grain and bananas under the shade of native Birbira, Wanza and Acacia trees. The average elevation of the farms in this region is very high – around 1950–2150 MASL. This, combined with the region’s cool temperatures, provides ideal conditions for the slow ripening of coffee cherries, leading to denser beans and a sweeter, more complex cup profile. Read the transparency report for this coffee.
