KOCHERE REKO Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural

What to expect: Plum + Berries + Chocolate + Almond

Altitude: 2250 masl

Process: Natural

Region: Kochere Yirgacheffe

Variety: Kurume, Mixed Heirloom

The Reko washing station is named after Reko-Mountain, a tall and skinny mountain that towers above the hills of Kochere

At harvest, normally takes place between late November and mid-January, many small holder farmers bring their red cherries to the washing station.

The coffee is washed with water from a nearby river, after which are pulped with an old Agard pulping-machine. The mucilage is removed by traditional fermentation, which lasts two to three days depending on the weather conditions. The coffee is then dried on raised African beds for 10-12 days.