Konga - Washed

This fully washed grade 1 lot is from Konga washing station in Yirgacheffe district. The station works with 221 local smallholder farmers who cultivate the Ethiopian landrace varieties of Kurume, Dega and Wolisho. This coffee utilises a traditional fully washed process, whereby ripe cherries are carefully selected via handpicking and floatation, de-pulped on the day of harvest, fermented for around 36 hours and then thoroughly washed to remove any remaining mucilage. The coffee, still in its husk (parchment) is then dried in the sun on raised African beds for 12-15 days depending on ambient conditions.