Nano Challa #3 - Ethiopia - Filter - Washed Coffee

TASTE NOTES
Peach, Rose Water, Black Tea

VARIETAL
Heirloom

PROCESS
Washed

ALTITUDE
2048 masl

The Nano Challa Cooperative is overseen by the Kata Muduga Farmers’ Union, founded in 2012 as part of an initiative by the NGO Technoserve. The focus was to elevate the standard of coffee processing, thereby enhancing the lives and livelihoods of the farmers who work there. The cooperative has flourished, growing in number to over 400 members. The superlative training and infrastructure available, matched with the rich silt loam soils and dense natural forest surrounding the 950 hectare farm associated with the coop, result in the stunning coffees we see being produced there.

Post-harvest, the cherries are sorted for density in cement flotation tanks and then again by hand. Pulping is done mechanically, and utlises water recycling facilities. The coffee is soaked for 8-12 hours, skin dried for 8-14 hours then transferred to raised African drying beds made from local materials such as bamboo for 7-11 days.

Elegant and refined, with florals and honey-like sweetness, Nano Challa is always a standout - this crop is no exception.