Ethiopia Banko Taratu Heirloom Washed

Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Gedeb，Gedeo
Station: Banko Taratu
Altitude: 2050 - 2300 masl
Variety: Heirloom
Crop: Picked in Oct.-Dec.2025 / Arrived in Jul.2026
Process: Washed
Notes：White floral，Citrus，Grapefruit，Green tea

About farm: Gedeb Woreda sits at the southernmost tip of the major traditional Yirgacheffe growing zone, and it is also the region with the highest planting altitude. Its average elevation exceeds 2,000 meters, well above the roughly 1,700 m average altitude of Yirgacheffe town. The coffee trees here are at a healthy age of 10–20 years old, presenting unparalleled advantages compared to the ageing coffee trees in other parts of Yirgacheffe.

Built in 2020, the Guzguz Tatatu Wet Mill has an annual processing capacity of approximately 1,000 tons of fresh coffee cherries, yielding around 150 tons of green coffee. Similar to several well-known neighbouring micro-regions, coffees from the Tatatu Wet Mill showcase typical flavour profiles of citrus, rose floral notes and bright fruity acidity.

This lot of Washed G1 is sourced from fully ripe coffee cherries harvested mid-season in the 24/25 crop year. After pulp removal, the cherries undergo 36 hours of washed fermentation in fermentation tanks. Once fermentation completes, the beans are laid out on raised drying beds for 15 days of sun drying. When the moisture content drops to approximately 12%, the coffee is stored in warehouses to rest. It will be transported to Addis Ababa for hulling shortly before export.