NOTES: SUBTLE NOTES OF PASSIONFRUIT, APRICOTS, RASPBERRIES, MILK CHOCOLATE, LEMON ACIDITY

Nigist Girmachew inherited her farm from her late husband and has been managing it since 2022, all while also raising her 7 children. As so many small farms across Ethiopia, she grows local heirloom landraces at a lofty 2,200 meters above sea level. Her three-hectare farm is nestled in the highlands of Ethiopia’s favored Yirgacheffe region, where heirloom varieties thrive at these high elevations under false banana shade treesRipe cherries are handpicked at peak maturity and floated to remove quakers before drying. The cherries are dried on raised beds for 12 to 15 days, depending on weather conditions, with regular turning to ensure even drying. Once dried, the coffee is transported to Moplaco in Gerji, Addis Ababa, where it is stored before moving by train to Djibouti for export.