About this coffee

The Banko Taratu Mill, located in the Gedeo region of Ethiopia, processes cherries from local producers whose farms range from 1,900 to 2300 meters in elevation. These farms are some of the highest in the world. The mill relies on a team of brothers, Seleshi and Degafe Beyene, to manage the cherry collection from all contributing growers, as well as 190 staff members who manage the day-to-day processing during harvest.

There are over 300 families with small coffee farms that bring their coffee cherries to the local washing station in Banko Taratu. The lots are then depulped with a washer and allowed to soak for 24-48 hours before being dried on raised beds for about 2 weeks.

In this dynamic cup we get all the lovely elegance of Yirgacheffe coffees with black tea, bergamot, and jasmine but also hints at strawberry and cherry in the background with a lime-like acidity that lingers along with the florals.