Monday, May 9, 2011

Current feature coffee....

Ethiopia Limu
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Oromia
Altitude: 1800-2000mtrs
Crop Year: 2010
Varietal: Heirloom Ethiopian

Clean, juicy sweetness, soft citrus acidity, rounded body, notes of dark fruits, berries and spice.

This coffee is from within the broad Oromia region and likely from a special location within Djima, close the Kaffa region. The coffee is grown at good altitudes ranging from 1750-2100meters and will be processed through one of the many excellent cooperatives such as Kenteri, Babu or Gera.

All these coffees are special preparation unwashed; which means only the ripest cherries are picked, sorted through flotation then hand sorted. The best cherries are then laid out on raised woven drying beds for 2-3 weeks and slowly and evenly dried.

About Oromia:

Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. Covering 353,632 square kilometers stretching from the western border in an arc to the southwestern corner of the country, its one of the largest states in terms of both population and area.

The huge region includes some of the smaller coffee sub-regions such as Bale, Illubabor, Kaffa, Sidamo, Welega and Jimma.

Enjoy!