Ethiopia — Tamiru Tadesse Alo Village Main Station 74158 (Anaerobic Honey)

Tastes Like — 🌸 Soft Florals • 🍊 Blood Orange • 🍑 Apricot • 🫐 Blueberry

DETAILS

• Producer: Tamiru Tadesse
• Farm: Alo Village, Main Station
• Region: Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia
• Varietal: 74158
• Process: Anaerobic Honey
• Elevation: 2,400 masl

INTRO
From Tamiru Tadesse's Alo Village Main Station in Bensa, Sidama — a slow, controlled anaerobic honey with soft floral aromatics leading into blood orange and apricot sweetness, finishing on a blueberry depth. In the cup: soft florals, blood orange, apricot, and blueberry.

THE PRODUCER
Alo Coffee was founded in Bensa, Sidama, by Tamiru Tadesse and his wife Messi, driven by a belief that great coffee should never be overlooked — determined to challenge a system that undervalued both quality and the farmers behind it. In 2021, their very first lot from the village of Alo won Ethiopia's Cup of Excellence, a historic victory that proved what passion and precision could achieve, opening new possibilities for an entire community of growers. Today, Alo Coffee continues that work with farmers at the centre, meticulous processing, and deep respect for Sidama's terroirs.

THE PROCESS
Ripe cherries are meticulously handpicked for uniformity, then placed into plastic tanks and sealed for 48 hours of anaerobic fermentation in a cool environment, allowing delicate complexity to emerge with clarity and balance. Following fermentation, cherries are depulped honey-style and spread across African raised beds for 35 days of drying, turned every hour for even dehydration, with beds covered during peak sunlight (12–3pm) to prevent overheating. Once reaching 11-11.5% moisture, the coffee is sealed in GrainPro bags, then stored in jute bags and rested for a minimum of 45 days before dry milling.

The 48-hour cool anaerobic fermentation ahead of honey drying is the defining step — it's what builds the soft floral aromatics and layered blood orange, apricot, and blueberry sweetness that define this cup.

THE CUP
Soft and layered — floral aromatics lead, with blood orange and apricot sweetness through the middle, finishing on a blueberry depth.

Flavour Notes
🌸 Soft Florals 🍊 Blood Orange 🍑 Apricot 🫐 Blueberry