Kolla Bolcha 3
Grown in Agaro Gema, Jimma, Ethiopia
This coffee is richly complex. Chocolate with plum and ripe blackberry coulis. The solid acidity lends a rather nice structure that doesn’t dominate the lighter apple (malic) sweetness that comes to the front as it cools.
This is particularly great in vacuum pot, if you have the patience. But it also works well as straight espresso or pour-over.
Bags are 12 oz, whole bean.
$ 18.75
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GROWER: Kolla Bolcha Cooperative
REGION: Agaro, Gema, Jimma, Ethiopia
ALTITUDE: 1900 – 2200 MASL
VARIETY: Ethiopian Landrace
PROCESSING: Washed & mechanically demucilaged on Penagos. Fermented 12 hours and dried on raised beds
More about the growers
amazing people, amazing area, amazing coffee
The Agaro woreda (region) well known for stellar coffees. Situated in Gera, a subregion of Agaro the Kolla Bolcha cooperative formed only a few years ago, but their coffee reflects a much deeper expertise and and is a stellar example the region’s potential. Impeccably tended, harvested and processed, they’ve brought out an incredible amount of flavor, complexity and love in this bean. The care in the processing alone shows that: they first de-pulp the cherry and then soak the beans overnight to remove any residual sugars from their surface (to avoid fermented off-flavors) before carefully sun-drying for 8+ days, making an incredibly lush and clean cup.
Our importer has had a long-standing relationship with the Kata Mutaga union, the overarching organization that Kolla Bolcha belongs to, and has secured first rights to selecting lots from Kolla Bolcha. Basically, this means that they get the best of the best. Combine that with their ability to ship it earlier than most, it arrives in the US as fresh as fresh is. I anticipate that this farm's coffee will continue to increase in quality over the years to come.
amazing people, amazing area, amazing coffee
The Agaro woreda (region) well known for stellar coffees. Situated in Gera, a subregion of Agaro the Kolla Bolcha cooperative formed only a few years ago, but their coffee reflects a much deeper expertise and and is a stellar example the region’s potential. Impeccably tended, harvested and processed, they’ve brought out an incredible amount of flavor, complexity and love in this bean. The care in the processing alone shows that: they first de-pulp the cherry and then soak the beans overnight to remove any residual sugars from their surface (to avoid fermented off-flavors) before carefully sun-drying for 8+ days, making an incredibly lush and clean cup.
Our importer has had a long-standing relationship with the Kata Mutaga union, the overarching organization that Kolla Bolcha belongs to, and has secured first rights to selecting lots from Kolla Bolcha. Basically, this means that they get the best of the best. Combine that with their ability to ship it earlier than most, it arrives in the US as fresh as fresh is. I anticipate that this farm's coffee will continue to increase in quality over the years to come.
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