Banko Chelchele - Washed Process - 2025

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Yirgacheffe

Tasting notes

This washed processWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Reserve Lot selection comes from the Banko Chelchele washing stationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee., which collects and processes cherries from the harvests of multiple smallholderSmallholderA 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. farmers located near the town of Chelchele in Ethiopia's Gedeb district. While not produced in the district of Yirgacheffe proper, coffees like this one from the Gedeo zone are often grouped under the broader regional distinction of Yirgacheffe. A classically elegant washed Ethiopian profile, we find floral honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural., vanilla, and toasted coconut on the nose, followed by balanced flavors of white peach, tangerine, and melon in the cup.