Ethiopia Aricha
Ethiopia Aricha
- Country: Ethiopia
- Region: Yirgacheffe
- Producer/s: Local small-holders
- Washing Station: Aricha
- Altitude: 1880 MASL
- Varietal: Heirloom
- Processing: Fully-washed
- Harvest: December/January 2022/23
- Roasted for: Espresso & Filter
Tasting Notes: Peach, jasmine & panela
Roast to Order:
- Roast: Every Tuesday
- Dispatch: 1-3 days after roasting
- Whole bean only
Recommended Recipes:
Espresso (1:3 ratio):
In: 20 grams dry dose
Out: 60 grams beverage weight output
Time: Contact time of 28+ seconds
Filter (1:17 ratio):
In: 20 grams dry coffee
Out: 335 grams brewing water
Time: 3:00-3:30 minutes
Background:
Aricha is like an old friend to us here. It is our 4rd year offering this cooperatives coffee. Yirgacheffe coffees are known for their floral and citrus quality. Aricha has always been a benchmark of these characteristics.
Coffee from Aricha is typically grown on a very small scale in the garden of the producers, where it is intercropped with other subsistence crops. During processing, the skin of ripe cherries is physically removed using a pulp machine and water. The mucilage around the parchment is removed during the fermentation process. Once fermentation is completed, the parchment is thoroughly washed with clean spring water to remove all traces of fermented mucilage. At Aricha, like many wet-mills in Ethiopia, the parchment is dried on African raised beds under shade for 10-14 days. This gives the coffee stability and longevity of flavour.
Made of Many:
Based in Stanmore in Sydney Inner West, Made of Many believes that people are the best versions of themselves when they pursue what they love. Their passion is to engage and captivate through the way they source and roast coffee.
All of their coffees are sourced through importers they know and trust. They focus on sourcing coffees that have vivid varietal/origin characteristics. Their offerings reflect the current season of coffees from passionate producers.
Made of Many is dedicated to the craft and is always looking for better ways to display the vivid character within a particular coffee and honour the passionate work that goes into growing it.