Ethiopia - Danche Washed 5lb

Ethiopia - Danche Washed

Region:  Gedeb, Gedeo
Producer:  Neguesse Debela, owner of SNAP exporters: working with a few hundred small holder farmers in the sub-kebele of Danche
Varietal:  1974-1975 JARC Selections & Local Landraces
Altitude: 1900-2200 MASL
Process:  Washed

We Taste:  Raspberry, Lemon, Black Tea

Light Roast

The small village of Danche is a sub-kebele (community) of Worka Chelbessa, located in Gedeb, the most southern part of the Gedeo region. For the last decade, the area of Worka Chelbessa has become more and more well known for producing spectacular coffees. This is why this area was one of the first places that coffee entrepreneur, Neguesse Debela, wanted to invest in when he started in coffee.

In 2017, Neguesse started operating his first site in Worka Chelbessa, but quickly expanded in 2019 by buying another washing station a few kilometers away in a small area called Danche, a sub area of Worka Chelbessa. The two sites, run by Negusse and his family, execute immaculate washed and natural processed coffees, but also create unique experimental lots in an effort to always keep improving their quality.

Gedeb is the southern most woreda (district) of the Gedeo Zone, and in comparison to other areas, coffee is somewhat newer to this area. Many farms here have only been growing coffee for 1 or 2 generations and much of the coffee is only 20-30 years old. Farms in this area tend to be slightly larger than in the northern part of Yirgacheffe, but are still relatively small, averaging around 1.5-2 hectares. (However a few larger farms that are 5-20 hectares do exist.)