This coffee comes from Halo, a village located within Gedeb Woreda. This lot is a great example of a clean, washed Grade 2 Yirgacheffe.

Local farmers bring their cherries to the Halo Beriti Washing Station for processing. There, the cherries are picked and floated to remove defects. They are then washed, soaked for 5 hours, fermented for 72 hours, and dried on raised beds for 11 days until they reach a final moisture content of 10.5%.

In order to fully track our coffees and facilitate their selection, our team created a “flavour wheel”, where we have allocated different flavour profiles to colours. ‘Magarissa’ refers to a green colour in the Oromiffa language, a local language spoken in the region. In our flavour wheel, it describes great-value coffees that are balanced, with flavours such as sweet berries, chamomile, herbs, and citrus.

Origin: Halo Beriti Washing Station by Origin Land Coffee

This coffee is processed at the Halo Beriti Washing Station, located in the heart of Gedeb Woreda in the broader Gedeo Zone. Approximately 388 local farmers deliver red cherries from nearby farms.

The station itself is situated at 2150 metres above sea level. The cherries are brought to the wet mill in the small hamlet of Udeye, where they are separated into two grades, Grade 1 and Grade 2, based on density during fermentation after pulping.

This coffee is sourced through Origin Land Coffee.

Origin Land Coffee

Abenezer Asfaw established Origin Land Coffee in 2022, together with Mikyas Alemu. With extensive experience in supply chain management within the Ethiopian specialty coffee sector, Origin Coffee Land prioritises transparency and fostering strong relationships with farmers and washing stations. Their operations span across various regions, including Guji, Sidama, Yirgacheffe, West Arsi, and Gedeb, collaborating closely with producers and wet mills.