This Duwancho is exceptional. It presents lovely notes of lavender and blueberry yoghurt, and it's one of our favourite coffees we've featured year after year. It's juicy, sugary, and complex out the whazoo... No wonder it's named for an Ethiopian fruit!
This coffee is a microlot from the Keramo area. It has been called Duwancho because of its incredible fruity cup profile-- 'duwancho' is the name of a fruit widespread in the region. The coffee is sourced from 279 farmers from the Keramo village area who are Daye Bensa cooperative members.
The lot is processed as a natural to further enhance the explosion of fruity flavours that the coffee naturally possesses. Daye Bensa microlots are produced on a limited scale, which ensures the maximum focus on the quality of the beans. As soon as the coffee is received, it gets sorted by floating and picking out the ripe cherries. It is then dried on african beds for 13-15 days; one person is responsible for one bed, and the cherries are rotated every 15 minutes to ensure uniformity of drying.
At Daye Bensa, utmost attention is paid to the traceability of the microlots. The record-keeping book is carefully handled, and lots are diligently separated to guarantee the highest quality. The lots are traced in the following way: when the cherries are received, they are separated by village. The coffee is then kept separate throughout drying, processing, and storage, with labels stating the delivery dates, farm name, lot number, and more details related to the particular lot.
We love buying coffee from Daye Bensa; they're a business with strong community orientation. They deliver bonus payments to farmers based on the volume they contribute to microlots, and the consistency of bean quality throughout the years is also rewarded. Lately they have been consistently working with the school principals in the villages surrounding the farm, providing school materials for students who struggle with basic needs.
We sourced this coffee directly from Daye Bensa through their new importing brand Coffee Legends.
Elevation: 2100-2200 Meters above Sea Level
Varietal: Kume, Diga, Wolisho
Cup score: 89
Price paid per kg: £12
Process: Fully natural, cherries are sorted, then dried on raised African beds.
