Halo Halo Single Origin Espresso

Farmlevel Story

This coffee comes to us from the Gedeb Woreda of the SNNPR Region in Southern Ethiopia. Meticulous work goes into producing this coffee. The washing station has been long managed by Abeyot Ageze, partnered with Mebrahtu Aynalem, who have backgrounds in producing and marketing coffee, respectively.

The Halo Beriti washing station pays local farmers higher prices for their best cherries, estimated to receive cherries from about 1250 smallholding farmers in the area. Most of the farmers have inherited their land generation after generation. Their plots are small enough to be managed by family members. The money they receive for their cherries can be their main income source for these families.

When cherries arrive at the station, they are floated in water, a great visual indicator of cherry ripeness. Underripe cherries are removed. If the coffee is to be washed the cherries enter a de-pulper machine that effectively strips them of their fruit, exposing a gooey layer called mucilage. In some instances, coffee seeds then enter a de-mucilager that scrubs that layer off, leaving them ready for drying. The coffees are laid out and dries on raised beds, drying time will vary based on the process used to prepare the lot.