ETHIOPIA | Yirgacheffe - Adado | Heirloom | Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Ethiopia
Process
Natural
Variety
Heirloom
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW87285441 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW87285441 BCX0" paraid="1902289881" paraeid="{ba75677c-0dc7-4f05-9704-c59a6dff3def}{40}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">Sourcing coffees in Ethiopia can often look </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">very different</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> when compared to other countries – say in Central America, where we would ordinarily </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">purchase</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> directly from the producers. In Ethiopia, coffee is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">largely grown</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> in small home gardens, tended to by the family. From there, producers will sell their unprocessed coffee cherries to local washing stations. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87285441 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW87285441 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW87285441 BCX0" paraid="1882500402" paraeid="{ba75677c-0dc7-4f05-9704-c59a6dff3def}{46}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">This lot is compiled of coffees from over </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">4</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">50 producers, who all delivered their coffee to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">Tracon’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> Washing Station in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW87285441 BCX0">Adado</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87285441 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW87285441 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW87285441 BCX0" paraid="602069559" paraeid="{ba75677c-0dc7-4f05-9704-c59a6dff3def}{64}"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">There’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> something special about the coffees from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW87285441 BCX0">Adado</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> – the lush, green, forest covered mountains, the small family coffee gardens littering the landscape, numbering in the thousands, the dense fog that settles in the valley for most of the day</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> that has become synonymous with the region (and gives the regions its ‘Misty Mountain’ nickname). But </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> not simply the outstanding natural beauty that leads to coffees from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW87285441 BCX0">Adado</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> being so wonderful – it also takes a lot of skill and hard work. The team at </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0">Tracon’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW87285441 BCX0">Adado</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW87285441 BCX0"> Washing Station have been mastering their craft for years – receiving only the ripest coffee cherries. This coffee was processed as a traditional natural and dried on raised beds. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW87285441 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div>