Ethiopia · Bensa, Sidamo

Sidamo

Dark chocolate · blackcurrant · cane sugar

Bigger body than the Yirgacheffe, denser and more chocolate-forward. Blackcurrant up front, cane sugar in the middle, dark cocoa on the finish. Roasted slightly darker — pulls into a syrupy espresso that doesn't need milk to hold its shape.

Producer: Daye Bensa · Asefa & Mulugeta Dukamo
Altitude: 2,100m
Process: Anaerobic
Next roast: 8 July

£15.00 / 250gShips 8 july

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Where it's from

Daye Bensa is run by brothers Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo, who built one of the first speciality-grade washing stations in Sidamo in 2015. The anaerobic process — 72 hours sealed under CO₂ before drying — emphasises the blackcurrant and cane-sugar notes that were already in the green bean. Bigger lot than usual; we're roasting through it until July.

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