Basha Bekele - Ethiopia White Honey 74158
Basha Bekele - Ethiopia White Honey 74158
SKU:SEP-BBEW-250-CFB
Roaster:
Blend Name:
- Basha Bekele - Ethiopia White Honey 74158
Country:
Altitude:
- 2231
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Roast Level:
- Light
Flavour:
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We get an intense aroma of wild blueberries and lavender. This coffee is intensely sweet and aromatic. In the cup we also get malic acidity reminding us of juicy pears with a sweet finish that reminds us of blue gummies.
About The Producer:
Before the government made it possible for smallholders to obtain export licenses, both Basha and his father sold their cherry to the cooperative. Basha now has his own export license and grows coffee (primarily 74158, known locally as “Walega”) in semi-forested plots on 12 hectares in addition to operating collection sites in Bombe, Shantawane, and Kokose—collecting cherry from producers growing coffee as high as 2300 masl. Basha has recently received a de-pulper due to the help of Crop to Cup, allowing unique new coffee processes like this one. A family man—he has 11 children with his two wives—Bekele Belaycho operates his farms and drying stations with the help of his family. His son, Beleteno, who graduated this year from Hawassa University with an economics degree, manages his Hora Ganet farm (which means “Spring Paradise”). Between his farm in Bombe and a smaller, 5 hectare farm in Kokose (with its own drying station), Bekele purchases cherry from more than 100 smallholders, producing a total of 1.5 containers of coffee. Like many collectors in Ethiopia, his bottleneck, with cherry prices as high as they are, is financing. Bekele is a connector and a consummate professional—an ideal partner, willing to engage with every idea for improving his coffee and helping his community.
