Ethiopia | Basha Bekele
ilse coffeeAbout This Coffee
This coffee comes from producer Basha Bekele in Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia, sourced from the Murago site at 2350 MASL. It is a honey-processed lot from the 74158 variety (locally known as Walega); cherries are pulped, fermented, then dried on raised beds under shade for 25 days. The cup shows high sweetness and intensity with tasting notes of juicy grape, mango, and dark cherry.
Origin
Bensa (Ethiopia)
Flavor Notes
Grape, Dark Cherry
Roast Level
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Processing
Honey
Typology
Arabica74158 G1
IC
ilse coffee
Rebecca Grossman and Lucas Smith founded Ilse in 2019, starting with a thousand dollars and a rented roaster in Stamford before building out their own facility in a converted mechanic's garage in North Canaan. The approach is quality-driven: light roasts, single-producer microlots, and a commitment to buying entire harvests from the same farms year after year, some relationships now stretch back to the beginning. Pricing is transparent; each bag lists what the producer was paid, the FOB price, and Ilse's cost. Sourcing focuses on Central and South America and East Africa, with Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, and Ethiopia appearing regularly.
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