DANCHE NATURAL, ETHIOPIA - FILTER COFFEE

Filter roast from our Natural-processed Danche. This coffee is packed with flavor! Truly delicious, full-bodied, and sweet, with candy-like fruitiness, floral notes, and honey sweetness. Definitely not your average coffee!

This coffee comes from the highlands, grown at an altitude of 1950-2000 meters above sea level at the Danche washing station in the Gedeo region. It is produced by around 400 small farmers who bring their coffee cherries to the Danche washing station. Typically, higher altitudes correlate with quality, as the cherries get plenty of sunlight without being stressed by excessive heat. This is certainly true for this coffee, as it is incredibly flavorful and easy to enjoy! Although the coffee is grown organically, it cannot be marketed as organic due to the roaster lacking an organic certification.

The area has rich soil, yielding a plentiful harvest. The coffee farms of the small-scale farmers in the region range from 1 to 2 hectares, with approximately 1800-2400 coffee trees per hectare. Each tree produces about 3kg of cherries. After harvesting the ripe cherries, farmers bring them to the Danche washing station, where the coffee is processed for sale. The coffee is sorted by hand and floated to remove defective cherries that float. It is then dried whole for about 2-3 weeks. During drying, defective beans are removed manually. In the Natural process, the cherry is removed only after drying.

The Danche washing station is owned by SNAP Coffee, founded in Addis Ababa in 2008. SNAP is a company focused on high-quality specialty coffee and operates three washing stations in Chelelektu in the Gedeo region, as well as two partner stations in Uraga and Nensebo. SNAP has three core principles: to produce consistently high-quality specialty coffee, to transfer knowledge and skills to the small farmers they work with, and to promote waste recycling. In addition, they invest in the community by supporting schools and building roads.