Chelchele, G1

Origin: Gedeb, Chelchele

Process: Washed 

Varietal: Indigenous heirlooms

Elevation: 2000m

About Chelchele G1

Grown between 1950 and 2260 metres above sea level, Gedeb boasts some of the highest elevation coffees in the world making the beans very small, dense and flavourful. Yirgacheffe Werka Chelchele Station is one of the larger washing stations in the Gedeb region with more than 500 nearby farmers deliver cherries to the station daily.  Farms in Yirgacheffe are referred to as Garden Coffee as they are grown on farmers backyard usually in small areas of lands. Most of the coffee goes back to Ethiopian Heirloom Varietals with some JARC 74110 & 74112.

Processing

Washed coffees from Werka Chelchele are pulped and washed with clear running water, soaked in clean water from 36-48 hours before being put on rasied beds to dry until moisture drops to 11.5%. This takes 7-10 days depending on the weather.