Ethiopia Banko Gotiti

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Yirgacheffe

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Whole beans from Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia, it is a 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. 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.. We are very excited about this coffee ! Joachim almost cried after tasting it a few hours after roasting : When hot, it tastes peach and apricot. Almost like an ice tea. When warm, it tastes peach, strawberry, violette, lavender, bergamot. When it is cold, you have peach, bergamot and lavender. Region : Gedeb Station : Banko Gotiti Lot : #2 Altitude : 1950-2100m Producers : 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. farms, each about 2 hectares in size and totaling 1300 hectares. 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. : heirloom Fermentation process : The mucilage is removed by fermenting the pulped cherries in a fermentation tank for 36 to 48 hours, depending on the weather. Parchment grading is done in the washing channel during the washing process. The coffee is then soaked for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drying : 10 to 15 days Harvest : 2026 Importer : Nordic Approach Words from the importer : This coffee has been processed in Banko Gotiti, from cherries harvested by surrounding smallholders. It is sourced through one of our suppliers, BNT Industry & Trading PLC. The Banko Gotiti 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. was established in 2009. It is located in the Gedeo zone, Gedeb woreda and collects cherries from smallholder farms, each about 2 hectares in size and totaling 1300 hectares. Most of these farms are situated at elevations of 1950-2100 metres above sea level. The name Banko Gotiti refers to a specific coffee profile. Coffee production here is shade-grown and intercropped with agroforestry. Farmers grow indigenous trees and false bananas alongside their coffee plants. The current factory manager is called Museyid Sermelo. Our supply of this coffee is facilitated through BNT Industry & Trading PLC, which operates its own warehouse and dry mill and is Rainforest Alliance certified. Whole beans from Gedeb region, washed heirloom. 200g Roasted onRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. 06/07/2026