Ethiopia - Basha Bekele - Anaerobic Natural 56hrs (CoE 2024 #1 Farm)

About This Coffee

Basha Bekele is a smallholder farmer in Kokose within the Shantawene–Bensa corridor of Sidama. His coffees achieved 1st place in the 2024 Ethiopia Cup of Excellence. Only fully ripe cherries are harvested through multiple rounds of targeted handpicking. The cherries undergo 56 hours of sealed anaerobic fermentation with restricted oxygen and close monitoring of time and internal temperature. After fermentation, the cherries are dried naturally on raised African beds for 2–3 weeks until parchment reaches stable moisture.