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Rare Ethiopia - Sheka (Carbonic Mac.)

Rare Ethiopia - Sheka (Carbonic Mac.)

Hola Coffee

About This Coffee

This exceptional experimental microlot comes from one of MOPLACO's washing stations in Ethiopia's Sheka region, specifically from the Kawo Kamina Washing Station in the Masha/Kawo sub-region near Jimmah. The coffee is grown at 2100 meters altitude and features indigenous regional varieties. It undergoes a natural process with carbonic maceration, where cherries are washed, floaters removed, then sealed under pressure in stainless steel tanks for 36-hour anaerobic fermentation before sun-drying whole on African beds. This 2019/2020 harvest is managed by Heleanna Georgalis from the Moplaco Bensa Logita washing station. The resulting coffee has full body, creamy texture, with notes of orange soda, blueberries, and dark chocolate.

Origin

Sheka (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Blueberry, Orange, Dark Chocolate

Roast Level

Processing

Natural, Carbonic Maceration

Typology

Arabica
Heirloom
HC

Hola Coffee

Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana had already built a track record in coffee when they launched Hola in 2016. The pair poured their accumulated experience into an operation built around quality, accessibility, and inclusivity. Coffee is roasted daily in small batches at the Sepulveda roastery in Madrid, ensuring beans are never more than a few days old at the point of sale. Their Lagasca location earned the number 12 spot on The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2025. Hola also runs an academy offering both its own certification and internationally recognized SCA credentials, alongside a podcast that has become a key part of the project. Seasonal coffees rotate through washed, natural, and experimental processes, producing a range from chocolatey depth to floral brightness.

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