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Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Cheleche Natural

That is the fancy name for our first bag of coffee but we just call it “The Lightbulb”. The lightbulb is appropriately named after Thomas Edison and the lore of his 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the lightbulb. This first bag is the brain child of 1,000 of hours of work, research, samples, attempts, failures, and love. We are so excited with the finished product and hope you like it as much as do.

Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Cheleche Natural

That is the fancy name for our first bag of coffee but we just call it “The Lightbulb”. The lightbulb is appropriately named after Thomas Edison and the lore of his 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the lightbulb. This first bag is the brain child of 1,000 of hours of work, research, samples, attempts, failures, and love. We are so excited with the finished product and hope you like it as much as do.

 

Our Story starts 10,000 miles away in Yirga Cheffe, Ethiopia

From Farm to Sample

Chelchele is a washing station in the Banko Chelchele kebele within Gedeb Woreda, not far from Yirga Cheffe town. The wet mill buys coffee from more than 1000 growers in the surrounding region, most with less than 1 hectare of coffee planted near their homes. These are what we consider to be "small scale" farmers, and coffee is usually only one of several subsistence crops grown. between 36 and 48 hours, and around 2 weeks to dry the coffee.

From Roast to Brew

At City and City+, the dry fragrance of Chelchele is rife with raw honey sweetness, accented by aromatic whole clove, jasmine blossom, and cola. The sweetness in the wet aroma is really intense, warm honey, and with something like maple syrup and Johnny cakes (corn cakes). It isn't until breaking the crust that settles at the top of the cup that fragrant florals are released.

 
 

★★★★★

 

“Holy **** this I did not know coffee could taste like this. Would you say it taste like a flower?.”

Alex Z.