Johan & Nyström Ethiopia Welena

This year’s harvest of Johan & Nyström Ethiopia Welena coffee is a floral coffee with crisp flavours of red currants and black tea. The coffee comes from Tesfaye Bekele, an incredibly driven coffee producer that Johan & Nyström has collaborated with since 2012.

The place where Suke Quto farm is located is characterized by high mountains, plateaus, and valleys. The volcanic soil in the area is very fertile and Tesfaye runs the farm using only organic processes. The coffee grows surrounded by other trees and shrubs and its branches and leaves are used as compost material to further enrich the soil.

At the washing station, the coffee cherries are rinsed in long channels to sort out only the really ripe ones. They are then peeled/pulped in a so-called Agared machine that leaves all the mucilage on the bean, i.e. the sugary layer that surrounds the coffee bean underneath the fruit. The natural sugar means that the coffee is then fermented in water tanks for 35-48 hours. The time depends on the weather – the hotter the weather, the faster the fermentation. Finally, they are put in another water tank to rinse off the last of the fermentation and give the coffee an even cleaner and crispier taste.

Tesfaye focusses on environmentally friendly coffee and on the economic growth of the community. In other words, people should get a living income from their sustainable coffee production.

• 250 g
• Whole beans or choose grinding