Halo Beriti Winey Fermentation Micro-lot

Experimental • Yirgacheffe Grade 1

Arabica
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Nov 2023 - Jan 2024

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Origin
Ethiopia
Producer
Boledu Industrial PLC
Variety
Heirloom
Process type
Experimental
Altitude range
0m - 2250m
Harvest period
November, 2023 - January, 2024
Algrano's cupping score (SCA)
85.0 points
Updated December, 2024
Warehouse
B. Vollers - Bremen (D)
Since November, 2024
Available quantity
2 X 60 kg bags
ID
ET-102-202311-d66fb433f0
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The coffee story

Boledu, founded in 2018, means "source" in the local language and combines over 12 years of experience in coffee from both Abyote Ageze and Mebrahtu Aynalem. "We have been producing and exporting both natural and washed high-end traceable qualities in our own washing stations located in the Guji zone, Dimtu Hamblea, Yirgacheffe, Aricha and Gedeb. We also have vertical agreements  in Uraga and in Sidamo, collecting quality coffees from different small farmers." 

By vertical integration, Mebrahtu means the coffee is sourced directly from the washing stations and not purchased from the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX). "We prefinance the washing station owners and he agrees to supply us. If I was to get a good coffee at the ECX I wouldn't necessarily be able to do it again in the future. There is no transparency. For consistency, I must have an agreement directly with the washing station. I also have an agronomist there to help prepare the coffees," he explains.

Mebrahtu (left) and Abyote (left) receiving their Co certificate


Boledu was among the best-ranked producers on Ethiopia's first Cup of Excellence in 2020 with lot processed in the same way as this one. They ranked 21 with a coffee with notes of "cola, cherry, pomegranate, strawberry, cinnamon, pineapple, strong cinnamon sour, fruity, dry fruits, chocolate, mango and cocoa nibs". Mebrahtu calls the processing of this lot "winey" or "Tej" in reference to the Ethiopian honey winey. 

A bottle of Tej, Ethiopia's traditional honey wine


After the winey fermentation process, the fermentation tanks are left with a wine-looking liquid


"The farmers we work with have been working with us for a good time. Before the harvest, we train them and explain the standards of cherry collection for specialty coffee and the premiums that come with it. We have a quality supervisor at the washing stations looking into who is bringing good quality and who isn’t. Their job is really important! They know when someone mixes unripe cherries with the ripe ones. Up to 10% unripe is okay and we will sort them at a later stage, but if farmers bring more than that we know we might not work with them until they agree to the standards."

Internal prices for cherry have been high for the second consecutive year. In the Yirgacheffe area, buyers were paying 24 Ethiopian birr in November 2020 according to Mebrahtu. He says Boledu was paying around 25.50 birr to be above the competition and secure the supply. “However the farmers know they need to bring us the ripe cherries. And we buy from 10 to 16 thousand kilos of cherry every day during harvest season," he says.


Halo Beriti washing station
Regional State: Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region (SNNP)
Zone: Gedeo
Woreda (District): Gedeb Worka
Kebele (Village): Halo Beriti
Altitude: 1950-2150 MSL
Harvest: October-January 
Process: washed, natural and special fermentation
No. of farmers :>2200

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