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Venus - Washed Ethiopia Habtamu Fikadu

Venus - Washed Ethiopia Habtamu Fikadu

Washed Process
We taste: persimmon • nutmeg • orange • cream
Light roast whole bean coffee
$23.50 USD
$23.50 USD
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  • Varietals:
  • Origin: Ethiopia
  • Region: Yirgacheffe
  • Farm: Habtamu Fikadu Aga (‘Kuri Mountain Coffee’), Danche Outgrowers
  • Process: Washed
  • Variety: 74110, 74112 
  • Elevation: 1900 - 2100 masl
  • Importer: Crop 2 Cup 

Processing

Cherry is purchased from local collection center and registered outgrowers and trucked to the washing station, where it is pulped and undergo a submerged fermentation spanning 48-72 hours depending on the temperature, followed by a second 12-hour submerged fermentation after washing. Drying takes 10-12 days on raised beds.

Habtamu Fekadu Aga

Habtamu Fekadu Aga (‘Kuri Mountain Coffee’) was founded in 2015 by Aaga Dinsa, the grandson of a coffee farmer in Kuri kebele. The farm Aaga Dinsa inherited from his grandfather continues to serve as the center of the export operation with 105 hectares of planting in Kuri kebele and 837 hectares total including the farms of the 144 registered outgrowers that contribute cherry to company washing stations in Wolega, Guji and Jimma. The company holds organic certification as well as Fair for Life certification. Through Fair for Life, Habtamu Fekadu contributes $0.12 per pound of exports for the as well as 5% of company profits to a development fund reinvested in the community through food, clothing, schooling, roads, and facilities and equipment for healthcare. Until liberalization of the Ethiopian export system in 2017, Habtamu Fekadu sold coffee through ECX but now engages in direct export.