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Arfasa General Trading produced our Ethiopia Sidamo Arfasa. The company has a 300 ha coffee farm in the Kaffa region. Arfasa General Trading Plc ,as a family business, was conceived in January 2005, with a pioneer founder, Mr, Degafa Sime, holding vital ownership state and Managing roles. They also manage eight coffee processing sites, among them five of the washing stations are found in Sidama zone. Harvest concluded in January 2019 and arrived in the US in late September after untold delays in Ethiopia owing to civil and commercial unrest...but worth the wait!
Sidamo enjoys soil and climatic conditions-including altitude, rainfall and temperature - that make it perfect for the production of Arabica Coffee. Speciality grade coffee from Sidamo is grown mainly in small villages (kebeles). Sidamo is well known for its production of "garden coffee". The coffee is planted at low density, ranging from 1000 to 1800 trees per hectare and is mostly fertilized with organic matter. All of the coffee produced under this system is agronomically organic – but most is not certified as such. About 95 % of the Sidamo coffee is fully washed. Fresh and clean cherries arrive at Arfasa washing stations where they are pulped, and allowed to ferment naturally. The fermented coffee is washed with clean running water, soaked in clean water, and then dried till it retains about 11.5 percent moisture.
This light-medium Sidamo evinces cup notes of blueberry, vanilla, lavender and baker's chocolate. Recommender for pourover and drip but also French Press, as its body is somewhat beefier than some of the Yirgacheffes we've had in years past.
