Chelchele Lippa

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region, specifically from the Chelchele area in Gedeb Woreda, Gedeo Zone. Produced by EDN - Ethiopian Coffee from small family farms of 1-3 hectares, the coffee is grown at altitudes between 1,900-2,300 meters. The varieties are 74110 and 74112. It undergoes a unique Natural Anaerobic Lippa process, where cherries are fermented for 10 days at 15-18°C in sealed tanks with Lippia abyssinica, a traditional Ethiopian herb, creating an oxygen-free environment. After fermentation, the coffee is dried on raised beds for up to 28 days. The flavor profile features berries, orange, stone fruit, and licorice.

Origin

Yirgacheffe (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Berry, Orange, Stone Fruit, Licorice, Bayas, Naranja, Fruta De Hueso, Regaliz, Berries

Roast Level

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Processing

Natural Anaerobic Lippa, Natural Anaerobic Lippia

Typology

Arabica

74-110, 74-112

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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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