Ethiopian | Special Prep Qonqona 'Benso' Grade 1 | Natural

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Sidama

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Gotta love a good Ethiopian and this coffee sure is a crowd pleaser! It is flying off the shelves at the cafe in Portland, really delivering full flavor in the cup. Qonqona mill draws from the beautiful Qonqona river and is positioned 2km from the bustling town of Daye in the heart of Sidama, Ethiopia. The name of Qonqona's Manager is fitting: Eshettu, which means 'ripe fruit' or 'cherry'. The coffees here are as vivid and bright as the people who grow and process them, drawing from cherries between 1700 and 2100 masl in elevation. These two naturally occuring heirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. varietals known localled as Mikicho and Setami are vibrant and dynamic coffees! The Mikicho 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. looks a lot like GeishaGesha (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.. These two varieties together offer a unique tea-like characteristics of heavy tropical fruits. Recommended Recipe Espresso - 1:2.5 Filter - 1:17 Region Bensa District, Sidama Varietal Mikicho + Setami + mixed indigenour heirloom varietals Farmer Assesfa Dukama Tasting NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. Plummy red fruits, all spice and syrupy raspberry fruit leather Process Sun DriedNatural 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. Natural, dried on raised beds