Bildimoo Gotiti – Ethiopia

Banko Gotiti is located at 1980 masl, closer to Gedeb Town in Gedeo. Banko is well known for its heavy and intense floral and stonefruit-driven character bordering Guji towards the south. This specific station buys cherries from approximately 783 farmers all located in the area. Their farms are on average 2 hectares in size and sit between 1950 and 2100 masl. The station is owned by a supplier called Ranger. There is quite a bit of development around Banko these days, and it will be interesting to follow the development in the next years.

Harvest started in all the major growing regions of Ethiopia in early November. Yields were high, time to maturity short and window for picking closing by the end of December in some areas. The beginning of a civil war in the north in late November did not affect the coffee industry. Parchment started arriving in January and qualities were seen in early February.

The cherries are pulped by a traditional Agaarde Discpulper. Skin and fruit pulp are removed before the machine grades the parchment in water as 1st or 2nd quality, determined by density. Wet fermentation for 72 hours.

The main reason we buy this coffee is simply that we love the profile. They are very often super distinct and characteristic.