Ethiopia | Aricha Natural

Producers: Various Smallholders
Region: Yirgacheffe
Process: Natural
Elevation: 1900-2100masl
Varietal: Ethiopia Heirloom
Notes: Raspberry, Jasmine, Lemon Bar
Roast: Light-Medium

This coffee comes from the Aricha station, formerly known as the highly coveted Misty Valley station and sometimes called Idido. This station is located at around 1,925 masl in the Yirgacheffe highlands of southern Ethiopia. Approximately 700 small holder farmers contribute their coffee to this station.

Aricha is about 8 kilometers from the center of Yirgacheffe Town. The coffee is picked ripe between November and January, and sun-dried on raised beds. The soils in this region are red-brown clay soil, about 1.5 meters deep.