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Chelbessa LOT#3

Chelbessa LOT#3

Kima Coffee

About This Coffee

This Ethiopian coffee is from the Yirgacheffe region, grown at altitudes between 1,950 and 2,200 meters above sea level. Produced by Mustafa Abakeno at his 18-hectare farm and Chelbesa wet mill facility, the coffee is processed using the washed method. The Heirloom variety coffee features flavor notes of nectarine, lime, black tea, and milk chocolate. The coffee undergoes an 8-hour fermentation period before being dried on raised African beds.

Origin

Yirgacheffe (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Lime, Black Tea

Roast Level

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica
Heirloom
KC

Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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