Country: Ethiopia

Region: Oromia

Zone: Guji

District: Oddoo Shakisso

Municipality: Dambi Uddo

Town: Shakisso

Village: Hadeso

Altitude: 1850 - 2100

Variety: Heirloom

Processing: Natural

Certifications: Organic EU

Descriptors: Honeydew, rose hips, strawberry, orange. Structured and delicate acidity, silky body

PROCESSING DETAILS - NATURAL

Presorting

The farmers carefully select only perfectly ripe cherries and remove the un- ripe cherries, over ripe and as well as numerous foreign material.

Floating

Even though the majority of the cherries are matured, some ripe cherries give a false appearance on the outside where they might look bright red. They determine the health by immersing the lot in a floating tank to differentiate the density of the cherries. Healthy compact beans needed for specialty grade tends to sink and stay put while the imperfect cherries float.

Drying

After the separation, they lay 25kg of quality cherries with a thickness of 5cm onto the dry African bed where they turn over the cherries 5 to 6 time's a day to make sure of an even sun exposure. Once the pod reaches an adequate moisture level of 11% to 12% content which can be reached within 15 to 21 days depending on the weather condition. After, the lot is relocated to the nearest warehouse for storage.