Dinkinesh: Worka Chelbessa

About This Coffee

This coffee is a single-origin offering from the Worka Chelbessa washing station in the Gedeb district of the Gedeo region, Ethiopia. Produced by Neguesse Debela, it is grown at an altitude of 1,900 to 2,200 meters. The coffee consists of 1974-1975 JARC selections and local landraces. It undergoes a unique processing method combining both wet and dry fermentation, followed by drying on raised beds for 10-14 days. The flavor profile is characterized by delicate floral and citric notes, including meyer lemon and bergamot.

Origin

Gedeb (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Floral, Meyer Lemon, Bergamot

Roast Level

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Processing

Washed, Dry Fermentation

Typology

Arabica

JARC Selections, Local Landrace

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Little Waves Coffee Roasters

Little Waves Coffee Roasters grew out of Cocoa Cinnamon, a café founded in 2010 by Areli Barrera Grodski and Leon Grodski Barrera in the North Carolina mountains before the couple relocated to Durham in 2011. The dedicated roasting arm launched in June 2017 at the Lakewood location, using a Loring S15 Falcon that cuts energy consumption by 80 percent compared to conventional roasters. Little Waves is a Latina led, women forward company that prioritizes sourcing from women producers and farmers of color, maintaining multi year relationships built on fair pricing and mutual investment. In 2022, Roast Magazine named Little Waves its Micro Roaster of the Year, and co founder Areli was selected as a 2025 Sprudge Twenty honoree. The roastery was also featured in the Omnivore Apple TV docuseries, bringing wider attention to its model of equitable specialty coffee.

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