About this coffee
- Altitude: 2050
- Farmer: AYELE FULASA
- Score: 86.5
- COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA - YIRGACHEFFE
NOTES: RICH BLACK TEA, DRIED APRICOTS, ORANGE CITRUS, BLACKBERRIES, MILK CHOCOLATE AND BAKING SPICE.
Ayele Fulasa cultivates coffee at 2,005 meters above sea level in Werkasakaro, in Yirgacheffe. Coffee production runs in the family and the knowledge that shapes his cultivation and processing has been passed down through generations of his family. Backed by years of experience, he’s confident that if you’ll love his coffee.Ayele selectively handpicks ripe cherry and floats cherry to remove any damaged or light coffee. He places cherry on raised beds, built from bamboo, where it dries in direct sunlight. Ayele rakes cherry frequently to ensure even drying and periodically inspects drying cherry to remove any defective or damaged cherry. Cherry receives an average of 7 hours of sunlight per day and takes approximately 21 days to dry.
Coffee still grows wild in Ethiopia’s mountain forests. Ethiopian farmers cultivate coffee in four different systems, which include forest coffee, semi-forest coffee, garden coffee and plantation coffee. About 98% of the coffee in Ethiopia is produced by peasants on small farms and it is the country’s most important export. Ethiopia is Africa’s third largest coffee producer. There are about 700,000 coffee smallholders in Ethiopia, of which 54 percent are in semi forest areas. Coffee has been part of their indigenous cultural traditions for more than 10 generations.
Coffee is traded on the Ethiopian Commodities exchange (ECX) which unique to many other countries sets its own prices. Ethiopia Produced 7.1 Million Bags of Coffee in 2017-2018. Most Ethiopian Coffee goes to Germany and Saudi Arabia (about 20% Each) while Australia takes 2%. While most coffee does go through the ECX, reforms recently passed by the government have allowed larger farms and co-ops to market and sell their coffees directly to consumers, resulting in increased traceability and fairer pricing
perfect for my coffee preference.
Ayele Fulasa has become my favourite coffee. It’s smooth, rich and satisfying.
This Ethiopian filter does not disappoint. The orange, apricot and berry notes really shine making it a sublime coffee. Perfect for the v60.
Black tea with berry overtone aroma. Nice fresh floral note. Clean taste.