Sharbo Mabo

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Yirgacheffe

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

A true Ethiopian treasure! Sharbo Maro was born into a coffee-farming family. He’s also the oldest farmer in the Mokonisa village. Sharbo Maro established his farm in 2015 in the Mokonisa kebele of Wenago county, which borders the well-known Yirgacheffe county. Half of the 16-hectare farm is dedicated to coffee, predominantly the Kurume 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.. Today, the farm produces nearly 9000kg of meticulously crafted, ‘export-ready’ coffee. This coffee is meticulously crafted with the support of the Jabanto Farmers Group -which Sharbo is proudly part of- encompassing 87 skilled farmers dedicated to cultivating single-farmer lots of outstanding quality. Jabanto’s members have been continuously striving to improve coffee quality through good agronomic and post-harvest processing practices, and most produce 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. sun-dried coffees. Sharbo Maro is one of a few members of Jabanto that has the infrastructure to wash coffee, making it one of our favourite producers coming out of Ethiopia in 2023. Citrus flavours throughout with a deep bergamot & orange finish.