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Ethiopia • Sidama
2,100m
74158
Zero Fermentation Washed
No fermentation. Literally.
This lot from Bombe, Sidama takes washed coffee back to its simplest form. Once the cherries are harvested, they’re depulped and the mucilage is removed immediately — no fermentation stage at all — before being dried on raised beds under shade.
It sounds almost suspiciously simple, especially in a world where coffee processing seems to gain another fermentation step every year.
But that’s exactly what makes this lot interesting.
Without fermentation doing the talking, the character of the 74158 variety and its terroir comes through with remarkable clarity. The cup is bright, delicate and extremely clean: fresh green grape sweetness, soft frangipani florals and a crisp citrus finish.
Sometimes doing less really does give you more.
Flavour Notes
Green Grape
Frangipani
Citrus
Available at killbean.co.uk
Ethiopia • Sidama
2,100m
74158
Zero Fermentation Washed
No fermentation. Literally.
This lot from Bombe, Sidama takes washed coffee back to its simplest form. Once the cherries are harvested, they’re depulped and the mucilage is removed immediately — no fermentation stage at all — before being dried on raised beds under shade.
It sounds almost suspiciously simple, especially in a world where coffee processing seems to gain another fermentation step every year.
But that’s exactly what makes this lot interesting.
Without fermentation doing the talking, the character of the 74158 variety and its terroir comes through with remarkable clarity. The cup is bright, delicate and extremely clean: fresh green grape sweetness, soft frangipani florals and a crisp citrus finish.
Sometimes doing less really does give you more.
Flavour Notes
Green Grape
Frangipani
Citrus
Available at killbean.co.uk