Ethiopia - Khalid Shifa Washed

Bright and intensely floral washed-processed Heirloom mix from our long-term producing partner, Khalid Shifa, from Jimma, Ethiopia. Notes of jasmine, orange blossoms, lemongrass, white tea, and peach. Filter coffee: Vibrant and intensely floral with notes of jasmine and orange blossoms, sweet citruses, and lingering notes of wild honey. Espresso: Lively cup with mixed sweet citrus fruits, syrupy mouthfeel, and strong honey-like sweetness. Cappuccino/Flat white: Orange cream, floral tea, with a rich, sweet finish. The Producer: Khalid Shifa is an exceptional coffee producer and processor from the Goma region in Jimma, Ethiopia. We have worked with him since one of our trips to Ethiopia back in 2020. The Echemo farm was originally established by his grandfather by harvesting wild-growing heirloom coffee trees from the nearby Choche forest. Khalid is particularly mindful of preserving the natural state of this unique piece of land covering 35 hectares at an altitude of around 2100 masl. Khalid is farming 100% organically, and the farm and green coffee are organic certified. This means he does not use any pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or mineral fertilisers. They remove weeds by hand and believe that by creating a healthy ecosystem, pests and diseases will be less of a problem. Khalid has become a central figure in the surrounding coffee community, where he offers training and shares his knowledge about farming methods, cultivation, harvest, and processing. This year, we are featuring both a washed and a natural-processed coffee from his farm, representing how processing can affect the cup flavors.