Ethiopia, Koke Honey, 200 g

by The Underdog

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css= ]The Koke Washing station was built in 2011. In 2015 the staff of the washing station began guiding the smallholder farmers toward improved farming practices and coffee quality. Because of high demand last year (2022) for the honey process coffees from this washing station, Ally (coffee importers) expanded their purchasing to include coffee produced at the Birbes Kele Washing Station, that produces the same high quality and taste profile as it s counterpart. This lot was sourced from 1200 Smallholder farms in the surrounding Kebeles within the Yirgacheffe district, all growing the Ethiopian Heirloom Varieties, Kurume, Dega, and Wolisho. Honey Processing is when the coffee cherries have their skin removed along with varying amounts of the fruit matter (or mucilage). The fruit that remains on the coffee seed (bean) changes through enzymatic reactions and oxidation, encouraging the bean to develop different flavor compounds depending on how long th