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About Teshome Gemechu
Along the eastern edge of the Ethiopian Highlands in the Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia sits the tiny hamlet of Chelbesa — home of the Teshome Gemechu Washing Station. Smallholder farmers in Gedeo bring their freshly picked coffee to this washing station for processing.
These small farms fall into two different categories: garden and semi-forest. In garden conditions, the farms are close to the farmer’s home and the land is cultivated for coffee growing. The farmers tending to coffee plants in semi-forest conditions are pruning and tending to wild or naturally growing coffee trees in a forest-like area.
Washing stations and coffee mills that are set up to accommodate many very small lots provide opportunities for these farmers to sell their coffee in the specialty market, which means they are getting paid a higher price per pound for their coffee. These washing stations also invest in education for their farmers with access to state-of-the-art facilities and training in processing and cleaning methods.
All of these expertly grown and harvested coffees from Teshome Gemechu come together to bring an ultra-sweet, fruit-forward final cup. We taste ripe, juicy stone fruits accentuated with the mild, sweet acidity of zested citrus and the delicateness of black tea. We love how this coffee brews up hot in the Chemex and it’s also fantastic iced. Try it both ways and experience all this beautiful Ethiopian coffee has to offer.
REGION: Chelbesa, Gedeb, Gedeo, Ethiopia
FARM/MILL: Teshome Gemechu
VARIETAL: Dega, Wolisho
ALTITUDE: 1,900-2,200 meters
PRODUCER: Various Smallholder Farms
PROCESS: Fully Washed and Dried on Raised Beds
Relationally sourced through Collaborative Coffee Source in partnership with SNAP Coffee.
Stone Fruit, Citrus Zest, Black Tea
Brewing Recommendation
While we strive to roast our coffees to be enjoyable using any brewing method, we love the clarity that brewing with a Chemex brings. Try it hot or iced!
Chemex Brewing Ratio - 1:16 [i.e. 25g coffee : 400g water]
Iced Chemex Brewing Ratio - 1:6.6:13.2 [i.e. 60 g coffee, 425 g ice, 850 g water]
Brew at home like a pro
View all brewing guidesWe ship almost all orders same or next day, Monday-Friday. We ship via USPS and typically orders take 2-5 days arrive. (But, as you may know, once we drop your package off, shipping times are out of our control.)
The coffee is usually roasted within one business day (Monday-Friday) of shipment. We recommend waiting at least 3-4 days after the roasting date before brewing. (And we think the sweet spot is around 2 weeks!)
All our coffees will be somewhere in the vicinity of a light to medium roast.
The way we approach roasting coffees is called 'profile roasting' meaning that we create a unique roasting profile for each coffee based on the characteristics of each bean (density, size, moisture level within the bean, etc) and how it reacts while roasting so that we can get what we believe to be the best expression possible for each of our coffees!
Lucky for you, any of our coffees can be brewed as espresso!
We aim to roast our coffee so that it tastes great in a variety of brew methods. (Fun fact: espresso is a brew method, not a type of coffee bean!)
If one of our offerings sounds good to you, we bet you’ll like it on espresso too! But, we always like to suggest Tres Banderas as a starting point for espresso.
No, most of our coffees aren’t ‘certified’ organic. But!! That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not grown using organic processes. For many of the farms/mills that we purchase coffee from, the cost of the certification could put them out of business — new and separate equipment, cost of application process, the time spent going through certification (multiple years), etc. You can read more on the topic in our blog post here.
We are not officially fair trade certified and typically do not purchase Fair Trade certified coffees. We believe the system is a good one, and has helped many farmers and families earn a better living, however, one thing it does not address well is quality of product, and we typically pay much higher prices for higher quality.
Fair trade usually offers farmers a small premium (about $.40) on top of whatever the current market price for coffee is. We either work directly with producers or importers that already pay well above Fair Trade prices for high quality coffees. We pay top prices for great coffees regardless of any certification. Please feel free toreach out to us if you have any other questions regarding our buying practices.
Your enthusiastic satisfaction with your order is our top priority! If you are dissatisfied with your purchase, please contact us to discuss available options.
You have 30 calendar days to return an item from the date the order was placed. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it in and must be in the original packaging.
Please note that we cannot accept returns on coffee because it is a perishable item. If we made an error in fulfilling your coffee order, we will, of course, make it right! Just contact us and we’ll get everything sorted.
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