Ethiopia | Tadese Teko Washed

Process | Washed

Variety | Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties

MASL | 1780 -2100 MASL

Bergamot | Orange | Lime

This lot comes to us from Mr. Tadese Teko in the Shale village near Worka town in Yirgacheffe. Tadese Teko is one of millions of coffee farmers living in the highlands of Southern Ethiopia. In years past, his washed coffees were combined with those of other regional producers at nearby washing stations to form community lots. This year, we have the honor of offering his crop as a single-producer lot, separated out for its exceptional cup quality by the Single Farmer Project. 

The Single Farmer Project is the result of an effort to support Ethiopian producers within a growing market for farm-traceable coffees. In 2012, during a turbulent time in Ethiopia's coffee exporting history, CEO Jason Long worked with an established cooperative to export some of the first ever truly “farm traceable” lots from Ethiopia. The SFP initiative has only grown in scope in the decade plus since, and the fruits of this labor are evident in the tangy, cooked-citrus sweetness of this clean and effervescent cup.