First is the mild and tart acidity of a pomelo, which is carried in a delicate floral characteristic of coffee blossoms as they are flowering. All are layered in a silky like mouthfeel.

Roast Level

• Coffee Details

  Producer

  Genji Challa Cooperative

  Country

  Ethiopia
  

  Region

  Gera Woreda

  Cultivar

  Ethiopian Heirloom
  

  Years of Purchase

  1st Year (This is the neighbor/same cooperative to Nano Challa, which we have purchased from for over five years)
  

  Process

  Natural
  

  Elevation

  1900-2200 Meters

  Harvest

  October-January

  Tasting Notes

  Pomelo, White Blossom, Silky

  Brew Method

  Kalita Wave
  

  Brew Recipe

  Ratio: 1:17
  Coffee: 20 grams
  Ice: 340 grams
  Water: 288 grams
  

• Farmlevel Story

  Farmlevel

  Along with some of our favorite Ethiopian washing stations (including Yukro and Duromina), Genji Challa is slightly smaller than its neighbors. Genji Challa represents the harvests of approximately 400 smallholder farmers who deliver freshly-picked coffee from as high as 2,200 MASL on surrounding slopes.
  
  Leveraging a Penagos eco-pulper - Colombian de-mucilage technology capable of washing coffees using only 1 liter of water for every kilogram of coffee - Genji Challa produces remarkably clean and nuanced coffees without taxing Western Ethiopia’s limited resources.
  
  After pulping, demucilaging, and soaking, Gera’s Technoserve mills employ one more technique that sets their coffees apart. Rather than exposing coffee immediately to direct sunlight, coffees are first dried on shaded beds (while continuously stirred by hand) to enable a more gradual temperature change believed to strengthen and intensify flavors. This added step costs the mill days of labor and requires additional drying beds, and we’re proud to reward their commitment to quality.