ETHIOPIA | Mr Tsegaye | Heirloom | Washed

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  55
• Bright
  35

Tracon Trading PLC is one of the leading private companies in Ethiopia. Originally established to trade the unique Ethiopian spice, berbere – Tracon now works in a broad range of industries, including coffee. This micro-lotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. was sourced through Tracon’s Farmer Direct Traceability (FDT) Program. Because much of Ethiopia’s coffee is grown in small family gardens and then processed at centralized washing stations, it can be very difficult to source directly from individual producers. Tracon’s FDT Program was established to provide full traceability. Each bag of cherry delivered to the 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 marked with a specific code, representing the GPS coordinates of the farm or specific plot. At all stages of processing, drying, and milling, coffees are separated. This coffee was produced by Mr Tsegaye , his wife, and their 10 children. Together they farm a tiny 2.5-hectare garden in the town of Suke Werekata , and more specifically at 5°59'51.1"N 38°3 9 '08.6"E . After delivery to Tracon’s washing station in Uraga , the coffee was processed as a traditional washedWashed 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. coffee – it's crisp and clean, with notes of citrus and stone fruit. A Classic.