Ethiopia | Idido Espresso
ilse coffeeAbout This Coffee
This coffee is from Idido, a remote community in Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region at 1900-2200 meters altitude. Harvested in January 2025, the coffee is produced by local smallholders who are part of the Gedeo culture and deliver their cherry to the Idido washing station. The coffee is washed processed, with cherries depulped and fermented for 48-72 hours before being dried on raised beds for 10-12 days. The flavor profile is balanced and sweet with notes of papaya, orange, lemon, black tea, and vanilla. Farmers practice intercropping coffee with native trees and rely on shared compost prepared at collection centers.
Origin
Yirgacheffe (Ethiopia)
Idido (Ethiopia)
Flavor Notes
Orange, Lemon, Black Tea, Vanilla, Papaya
Roast Level
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Processing
Washed
Typology
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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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