Yaye Chericho - Honey Process - 2025

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet

Established in 2021, the Yaye Chericho 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. is a fairly new operation, but one that has already gained wide recognition for outstanding quality. Located in the Sidama zone, the site collects coffee cherries from various producers in the woreda of Arbegona, including from the neighboring villages of Yaye and Chericho - the communities that inspired its name. This 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. processed lot is brimming with candy-like red fruit and tropical flavors. We’re finding dried cherry, fig, and kiwi on the nose, followed by additional fruit tones of starfruit, green grape, and rooibos tea.