Location: Beloya, Kochere
Farmer: Tigst Boru
Cultivar: Ethiopia Heirloom
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1700m
Taste Notes: Blackberry, Toffee, Green TeaBest Brewed: A great all rounder for espresso and filter
Roaster Notes: The home of coffee! This coffee is deliciously fruity without being overpowering. As a filter - think sharp juicy blackberries, smooth toffee and floral earthy green tea to give the perfect balance. As an espresso, the blackberries taste slightly riper and the toffee flavours are the most prominent.
Ethiopia - Tigst Boru
Tgsit Boru is a woman farmer from Beloya, a kebele (village) in Kochere district, Gedio zone. Tgsit, a mother of 6, culviates 2.8ha of land at an elevation of 1,705m.a.s.l. She grows coffee with varities known locally as Kumie, Dega and Wilsho, shaded by native cordia africana, Avacia, Ensete and Ventricosum.
As the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is home to more species of coffee plants than any place on earth, much of it still growing wild, and much of it still undiscovered. All Ethiopian coffee is Arabica and at least 150 varieties are commercially cultivated. Traditionally, these have simply been labelled as “heirloom varietals”; however, this is changing as the Jimma Agricultural Research Center works to identify species. Although there are a few estates in Ethiopia, 95% of coffee is grown by small land holders in a wide variety of environments, including “coffee forests” where coffee grows wild and is harvested by the local people. All specialty grade Ethiopian Coffee is grown above 4,000 feet and most above 6,000. In the highlands of Sidamo and Yirgacheffe, coffee can grow above 7,000 feet.
Thanks to Covoya for this coffee!