Ethiopia — Yaye Arbegona Ethiopian Landrace (Washed)

Tastes Like — 🍉 Watermelon • 🌸 Florality • 🍇 Berries

DETAILS

• Station: Yaye
• Region: Arbegona, Sidama, Ethiopia
• Varietal: Ethiopian Landrace
• Process: Washed
• Altitude: 2,300 masl
• Harvest: January 2026
• FOB Price: $17.38/kg | DDP: $21.14/kg

INTRO
Arbegona holds a very special place at SEY, and each year they look forward to fall, when they finally get to release these high-elevation lots from this remarkable region. In the cup: watermelon, a lovely florality, and berries.

THE PRODUCER
This site from Arbegona has become one of SEY's main projects in the region and consistently produces some of their highest-scoring lots of the year. They plan to travel back to Ethiopia later this year to visit Yaye and Arbegona, continuing to build on the work that has begun. These coffees yield some of the most articulate profiles they taste each year.

Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, with DNA testing confirming over 60 distinct varieties, the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Single-variety lots are virtually impossible to source, so most Ethiopian coffees are blends of many varieties and are referred to simply as "Ethiopian Landrace."

THE PROCESS
The Washed process for this lot involves:

🍒 Hand-picking — cherries harvested at peak ripeness
💧 Floating — floated to further remove defects
⚙️ De-pulping and density grading — de-pulped, then Grade 1 density separated
🏺 Underwater fermentation — fermented underwater for 36 hours
☀️ Raised-bed drying — dried on raised beds for 10–14 days

THE CUP
Articulate and floral: watermelon leads, with a lovely florality and berries running through.

Flavour Notes
🍉 Watermelon 🌸 Florality 🍇 Berries