Ethiopia | Danche Espresso

by Ilse

This coffee comes from the famed Danche washing station in Gedeb, Yirgacheffe. Around 800 local smallholders, with farms at 2,200 MASL, deliver their cherries to be processed at this site. The primary varieties grown here are Kurume and Wolisho. This coffee is juicy and ripe with clean flavors and great acidity. We taste sweet flavors of peach jam, lychee, ripe citrus and tea like florals.  Danche is managed by one of our exporting partners, SNAP. Founded in 2008, SNAP operates seven washing stations in key areas of Ethiopia. Each year, some of our favorite lots are sourced through SNAP.Cherries are collected at peak ripeness. Once floated and sorted, they are depulped, and the seeds undergo dry fermentation for 96 hours. After this stage, the seeds are thoroughly rinsed and moved to drying tables, where they are dried on raised beds for 12-14 days.