Adorsi Ethiopia Washed

Adorsi is in a prime position to receive coffee cherry from some of the best farmers in the region, whose farms sit at 1,900 – 2,000 meters above sea level. The washing station itself also sits at a high elevation, and this, combined with Aricha’s cool climate, allows coffee to dry slowly, and develop greater complexity and sweetness. The site also sits alongside the Wogida river which provides water for processing.

Adorsi receives coffee cherries from smallholder farms in ten neighbouring villages (kebeles). These include three that informed Adorsi’s name: Aricha, Idido and Gersi. The coffees from each of these villages is processed seperately, to provide added traceability and preserve and showcase a unique taste of place. This particular lot comes from the village of Aricha.

Each outgrower that delivers to Adorsi receives payment on delivery of their cherry, including a premium above the annual market rate set by the Ethiopian government. Farmers who are registered with the washing station also receive a second premium payment three months later or after the lot has been sold, based on what they have delivered. This usually happens around June or July (coinciding with the Ethiopian winter), which is when they would be preparing for the next harvest.

Region | Southern Nationalities, Nations, and People's Region, Ethiopia

Altitude | 1950 MASL

Variety | Kurume, Wolisho & Landrace

Process | Washed

Sourced | Melbourne Coffee Merchants

Tastes like | Orange, passionfruit, nectarine

(Omni roasted for filter or espresso - not suitable with milk)

Recipe:

Espresso -

In - 20g (ground coffee into filter basket)

Out - 48g (espresso into cup)

Time - 25 seconds

Temp - 93 degrees

Filter -

In - 20g

Out - 320g

Time - 3.5 mins

Temp - 97 degrees