Ethiopian Mirado Organic

Tasting Notes

Naturally processed with a clean, sweet, pleasing complexity and wonderful chocolatey aroma.
Notes of milk chocolate, raisins, dried fig and red apple on the palate with a medium buttery body and lingering chocolate finish.

Region: Mirado Village, Bensa, Sidamo, Ethiopia

Producer: Asefa Dukamo Korma

Varietal: Heirloom

Processing: Natural

Altitude 2260 – 2360 MASL

Organic

Origin Story

Daye Bensa was established in 2006 by two brothers, Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo who have been working as coffee suppliers from the Sidamo region. Sidamo, Ethiopia, a place known for its rich vegetation, has ample rainfall, optimal temperatures, and fertile soil. This micro lot grows on the slopes of the Shanta Golba Mountain with an elevation of 2260 – 2360 masl. Climate conditions are sunny with a humid annual rainfall of 1599 – 1799mm.

Named after a well-known coffee-producing kebele (place). It produces one of the best coffees in the world, taking out 2020 Cup of Excellence. Farmers are paid higher for their cherries in this region and farmers are well known for picking only red cherries. Harvests usually occur a month earlier than in surrounding regions. There are 391 farmers that bring their cherries to this washing station. The equipment and tools include fermentation tanks, allowing for natural and anaerobically processed coffees , and African beds for drying coffee.

Collection: Ethiopian Single Origin Coffee Beans