Chelbesa - Ethiopia

Product info

This is an Omni-roasted coffee which means it is roasted to highlight the flavour of the coffee and will work well in all brew methods.

Farm info

 When it comes to Ethiopian coffee they are always close to our heart and very often are the best tasting coffee's around. We are pleased to this try the natural process of the Chelbesa coffee and it is excellent. Immediately you can notice the high quality of coffee and the clarity in the flavour. Bursting with juicy berries and jasmine but this time with a slightly thicker body and a hint of banana cream. We hope you love it as much as us!

Located in Gedeo zone of the Gedeb district, Worka Chelbesa is one of the finest coffee producing areas within the famous Gedeb Woreda. Known for its dense layered semi forest vegetation structure encompassing false banana trees as well as shade grown coffee trees, Chelbesa is a great example of the best coffee growing agro-ecology. SNAP Specialty Coffee built their new wet mill in 2019 in a small hamlet called Danche within the Chelbesa Village with the hope of reaching out to purchasing exclusively red cherries from the nearby farmers in Chelbesa Village. Their ambition became a reality after completion of the project. The fermentation tanks of the wet mill were built ceramic which will help bring clarity in the coffee that they process as well as help fasten the fermentation through keep heat inside the ceramic. This lot has been put together with the production of 476 smallholders farmers delivering their cherries to the mill, in the area the most common type of soil is red brown a particularly fertile type rich in iron and with high acidity content.