Ethiopia Hafursa Yirgacheffe Gr.1 natural process

TIP: You can save products to your favorites list if you log in Our great and dedicated friends Emily and Mike McIntyre of Catalyst Coffee Consulting “baby-sat” the production of this coffee from start to finish during their lengthy stay in the Gedeo Zone. The area has been rocked by civil unrest, tribal conflict and mother nature (a late-in-harvest frost unseen in the region since the 1950's!) this past year and it all proved taxing to the many coffee-producing smallholders and co-operative like Hafursa, which is part of the YCFCU (Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union) and comprises over 800 growers. Austerity ruled the roost.
Processed by Meteku Shonta, this brilliant, fruit-forward coffee, grown between 1850-2300 meters, is labeled “Special Prep” owing to extra levels of picking, floating and sorting the sun-dried (raised beds) green…he finished product is all screen size 14-17. Very sweet and full-bodied. Mike is a certified Q grader/cupper and found prominent notes of passionfruit, lemon candy, peach and pineapple. Our roast is light-medium to highlight said notes and yield one of the most delish pourovers of the year.