Ethiopia Bench Maji

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Gesha Karmach Farm in the Bench Maji zone of southwest Ethiopia, specifically from the Gesha district. The farm is located at altitudes between 1,900 and 2,100 meters in ancient forested highlands. The coffee features Gesha 1931 and Gori Gesha varieties, washed processed, and harvested in 2025. The 1,000-hectare estate has 350 hectares dedicated to coffee cultivation and is situated in one of Ethiopia's last native forest regions. The coffee offers complex fruit flavors layered with floral notes, delivering a juicy and clean cup with apricot, jasmine, and melon characteristics.

Origin

Gesha Village (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Jasmine, Melon, Apricot

Roast Level

Light

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Gesha 1931, Gori Gesha

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