Elto Bare - Natural

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Sidama

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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MEET THE PRODUCER | Eliyas Dukamo and Atiklit “Mimi” Dejene are the founders of Elto Coffee, a passion project which combines their joint expertise and experience in the world of Ethiopian specialty coffee. Eliyas is part of the storied Dukamo family in Bensa, and Mimi put in her reps by doing QC for GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. Village. Together, the couple now operates two drying stations through Elto Coffee, focusing on the production of high-grown, high-quality microlots in the Sidama Zone of Ethiopia. This release comes from their drying station in Bare and is composed of JARC microlots from outgrowers in and around that woreda. TRUST THE PROCESS | After being picked at peak ripeness and delivered to the drying station by smallholdersSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations., whole coffee cherries are floated for quality and then spread out to dry on raised beds in the sun. TAKE A SIP | Elevation is obvious from the first sip. This coffee is one of the cleanest naturals you’ll ever come by, brimming with complex citrus, stone fruit, and raspberries. It’s sweet and smooth, like milk chocolate. The finish is long and tea-like, reminding us of sipping peach iced tea on a hot summer day. Origin | Bare, Sidama, Ethiopia Producer | Elto Coffee Farms | outgrowers of Bare Drying Station Process | NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. | JARC selections Elevation | 2200-2300 MASL