Ethiopia - Sidama Ayla Bombe, Washed
$8.52 - $9.52 per pound
| Cupping Score | 87 |
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Fragrance/Aroma |
Apple crisp, vanilla, red grape, hibiscus, pear, perfume, cocoa |
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Acidity |
Malic, mixed berries |
| Flavor/Nuances |
Kiwi, Honeycrisp apple, apricot, caramel, cola, lilac, strawberry wafer, key lime, dark chocolate |
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Sweetness |
Fruit punch, Laffy Taffy |
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Body/Mouthfeel |
Juicy and lightweight |
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Finish/Aftertaste |
Medium length, white tea |
This item typically leaves our Minneapolis warehouse within 1-2 business days of payment.
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In our roastery
The Testi Ayla washing station near the village of Bombe in Sidame has come to be well known in our roastery. We carried a natural offering from the station in 2024, and have purchased washed offerings frequently over the past 5 years. This year, we committed to a larger volume that would allow us to carry this coffee for several months. Right after we secured our bags, the remainder of this coffee sold out very quickly.
During this season of buying pressure for green coffee, it's more important than ever to source intentionally, plan your menu, and buy or contract what you need when you need it. If you wait, you might miss out on great offerings like this one, which went from plentifully available to out of stock seemingly overnight.
In your lineup
Just in time for summer, this coffee will be beautiful as a flash-brewed iced coffee. It has just the right balance of sweetness and acidity to make it refreshing and craveable. Roast this coffee on the lighter side to offer it as a manual brew offering, or use it in small percentages in a special summer blend to add that extra twist of citrus to your cup.
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RoastPATH® profile recorded on an MCR-2D while roasting a 2 kg batch.
| 0:00 | 425°F | Charge |
| 1:41 | Turning Point | |
| 5:26 | Green < Yellow | |
| 9:47 | First Crack | |
| 11:50 | 388°F | Drop |
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Sidama
Farm: Ayla Bombe
Variety: Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties
Process Method: Washed
Altitude: 2000 masl
RoastPATH® ID: CI231-A02-1138
About
Testi Ayla Washing Station was founded in 2010 and became part of the Testi group in 2016. It now serves about 375 smallholder farmers in the village of Bombe in Sidama, near the Bombe Mountain. Producers here own an average of 2.5 hectares and grow varieties such as Mikicho and Setami, which are local coffees.
Coffees in Ethiopia are typically grown on very small plots of land by farmers who also grow other crops. The majority of smallholders will deliver their coffee in cherry to a nearby washing station or central processing unit, where their coffee will be sorted, weighed, and paid for or given a receipt. Coffee is then processed, usually washed or natural, by the washing station and dried on raised beds.