Sweetness you didn’t see coming
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Sidama Region
Farm
Alo Village
Producer
Tamiru Tadesse Tesema
Variety
74158
Mounting height
2360–2480 M.a.s.l.
Preparation
Anaerobic Mosto
Orange Candy, Plum & Molasses
A coffee with high sweetness and a syrupy, smooth mouthfeel. The acidity is particularly delicate and elegant.
With the Alo Village, we have another coffee from Tamiru Tadesse in our range. Once again, he shows what is possible with innovative processing. The coffee is an Anaerobic Mosto – a method in which the fruit juice from previous fermentations is added to the next batch, resulting in an intense sweetness. Whether as an espresso or filter: this coffee brings joy and reminds us of a fruity sweet.
Medium coarsley ground coffee: 15g
Water: 250ml
Temperature: 92°C
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First pour: Let coffee bloom with 50ml of water for 30sec
Second pour: Fill up gently wetting the entire coffee bed until 250ml
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Total extraction time: 2min 15sec
Fine ground coffee: 18g
Extraction volume for 2 espressi: 42g
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Extraction time: 26sec
Tamiru Tadesse is a coffee producer who has been in the coffee business for eight years. He works with about 200 farmers in Delo Kebele, Bensa Zone in the Sidama region. He collects about 182,000 kilograms of red cherry from an estimated 80 hectares of land owned by the farmers. Tamiru processes his coffees using a wide variety of processes. He then sells his coffee on the international market, mainly to Asia.
However, he is interested in developing new markets and promoting the unique flavours of Bensa coffee. "We participated in the Cup of Excellence 2021 to promote the coffee grown by our farmers, create better market connections and improve farmers' incomes." In 2021, Tamiru's coffees took 1st and 5th place.
This coffee comes from the Sidama region, known for its rich production of Ethiopian coffee. The farms around the main station in Alo Bensa are home to hundreds of coffee producers who are well trained and supported by the Tamiru team in production, harvesting and transport to neighbouring stations.
The people of Sidama are highly dependent on the income generated by their farms, with more than 80% of the regional population involved in small and large-scale coffee production.
