Ethiopia — Danche 2nd Selection Ethiopian Landrace (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍊 Bergamot • 🍉 Watermelon • 🍑 Peach

DETAILS

• Producer: Neguesse Debela
• Site: Danche
• Region: Gedeb, Gedeo, Ethiopia
• Varietal: Ethiopian Landrace
• Process: Washed
• Elevation: 2,200 masl
• Harvest: December 2025
• FOB Price: $17.61/kg | DDP: $21.46/kg

INTRO
One of the longest-standing partnerships in Gedeb, Ethiopia — Danche continues to be a source of exceptional coffee, and this is the second selection from the site this season. Bergamot and watermelon lead, with a peach sweetness rounding out the cup. In the cup: bergamot, watermelon, and peach.

THE PRODUCER
Neguesse Debela began operating his first site in Worka Chelbessa in 2017, later expanding in 2019 with the purchase of a second washing station a few kilometres away in the small sub-region of Danche. Both sites produce exceptional washed and natural coffees and are now developing experimental lots as part of an ongoing effort to further refine and elevate quality.

THE PROCESS
Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness, floated, then held in-cherry for 12 hours in shade. After de-pulping and cleaning, the coffee dry-ferments in plastic barrels for 12 hours, followed by 12 hours of wet fermentation. It's meticulously hand-washed to remove mucilage only, then dried in shade until moisture content reaches roughly 10%.

The shaded 12-hour in-cherry rest combined with the split dry/wet fermentation is the defining step — it's what builds the bergamot and watermelon brightness that define this cup, with peach rounding out the sweetness.

THE CUP
Bright and refreshing — bergamot leads the cup, with watermelon sweetness through the middle and a peach finish.

Flavour Notes
🍊 Bergamot 🍉 Watermelon 🍑 Peach