Ethiopia
Yirgacheffe
Dereje Ayalew
Dereje Ayalew
Kume, Diga, Wolisho
Washed
November-March
Soft, Bergamot, Caramel
1739 meters
N/A
60 kg GrainPro
SOLD OUT
Dereje Ayalew has 0.2 hectares planted with coffee in the town of Biloya. The average annual temperature on his property ranges from 10-23⁰C and the farm has fertile soil with shade from Cordia africana, Acacia, and Ensete ventricosum trees. This lot was fermented for 36 hours and dried for 15 days on raised beds. In all previous harvests Dereje has sold his coffee to Biloya washing station to be combined into a larger lot. This is the first year his coffee is sold as a 300kg lot under his name.
Literally translated as “Land of Many Springs,” Yirgacheffe has the ideal topography, elevation, and water sources to produce and process exceptional coffees. This region is located inside of the Southern Nations and National Peoples area of Ethiopia, which is home to 45 distinct people groups. Coffee farmers in Yirgacheffe are typically multi-generational small-scale landholders, sometimes with only a few acres to their names. Most coffees in Yirgacheffe are sold as cherry to centralized washing stations that help further separate flavor profiles.
Yirgacheffe is considered by many to be the birthplace of coffee and the coffee trees grown in the region are a naturally occurring mix of heirloom varietals cultivated among other species in coffee gardens and coffee forests.