Ethiopia Allona Washed

Etiyopya Allona Washed

This coffee has been produced by a relatively new formed cooperative called Allona, Coffee has grown here for generations but was traditionally processed using the dry, natural method. Farmers paid little attention to quality control. Despite an ideal climate and altitude for coffee growing, the area’s coffee was synonymous with poor quality.
Year after year, farmers received low prices for their coffee, earning little income as a result. On paper these farmers had it all; very high altitude, rich and fertile soils, Ethiopia's incredibly complex heirloom varietals and good rainfall. The missing link was quality control. Now that this has been addressed, the Allona farmers produce coffees of outstanding quality with scores of 90+ being achieved. From here the coffee is transported to the capital Addis Ababa as parchment, only after the purchase contract is in place, where is it prepared for export using modern equipment that removes the parchment layer and grades the coffee by density, size, and and optical sorter. It’s safe to say our buying team spent several hundred hours completing our Ethiopian purchases this year, along with the guys from our office in Ethiopia.

The lots is made up mainly the endemic landrace varietals (A.K.A. Heirloom) that has been passed down within the families throughout the years, the culture of ripe picking and a very clean process is paramount within the group