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Blueberry Depth, Cocoa Comfort
Chelbesa is the kind of Ethiopia that hits fast with juicy berry, then settles into cocoa and plum with a silky, coating body.
The story
Named after the village it comes from, Chelbesa sits in Ethiopia’s Gedeo Zone, south of Yirgacheffe—an area celebrated for smallholder-grown, high-altitude coffees. Farms here are typically tiny and coffee is grown the traditional way, intercropped with food crops like enset (false banana), creating an “organic by default” approach.
This lot is processed using a Natural approach—whole cherries dried on raised beds and turned regularly to keep the cup clean and vibrant, then carefully sorted before milling and export.
Tasting notes
Blue & black berries
Cocoa
Plum
Origin details
Country Ethiopia Region Yirgacheffe / Gedeo (Chelbesa) Altitude 1,950–2,200 MASL Process Natural (raised-bed dried) Varietal Wolishu & Dhega (local landraces)
Brewing notes
Filter: brightest berry and clean sweetness
Espresso: cocoa depth with jammy fruit
Best after 7–14 days rest post-roast
Coffee details
- Tasting notes
- PeachDark BerriesMilk Chocolate
- Roast
- Medium-Light
- Process
- Natural
- Altitude
- 1950 - 2000 MASL
- Variety
- Heirlooms
