ADARA KERAMO

About This Coffee

This Grade 1 Ethiopian coffee from the Keramo station is a natural process coffee managed by Daye Bensa. Coffee from this station earned a Cup of Excellence award in 2020. The lot is produced by 381 smallholder farmers who hand-pick only fully ripe red cherries. Grown at altitudes between 2,260 and 2,360 meters above sea level, this coffee features indigenous Ethiopian heirloom varietals. The cherries are sun-dried on raised beds and cement patios with regular turning to ensure even drying. The coffee scores 88 points on the SCA scale with sweet, citrus, and lemon notes, along with lively, juicy stone fruit flavors, floral aromas, hints of chocolate, and a creamy body.

Origin

Keramo (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Sugary/Sweet, Citrus Fruit, Lemon, Chocolate

Roast Level

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Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

Ethiopian Heirloom

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Coffee Gems

Ricardo Peña founded Coffee Gems in Chippenham, Wiltshire, drawing on a childhood spent on his grandparents' coffee estate in the Huila region of Colombia. He remembers the plantations blooming with white flowers and his grandmother roasting beans in a copper pot. After more than 15 years in the UK specialty coffee industry, Ricardo built a roastery focused exclusively on coffees scoring 86 or higher on the SCA scale, placing the entire range well above the specialty threshold. Sourcing is hands on, with visits to farmers in Peru and El Salvador, including Cup of Excellence winner Ever Diaz in the Chalatenango region. The roasting approach aims to enhance what the producer has already achieved rather than imposing a house style, and full pricing transparency traces each coffee from farmer to warehouse.

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