New Harvest Limited Negele Gorbitu Ethiopia (Filter Coffee of the Year 2021)

Winner of the Filter Coffee of the Year 2021 competition!

The new crop of Negele Gorbitu has arrived. This excellent Limited edition coffee hails from Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee.

Limited edition coffees are interesting small batches from different parts of the coffee world.

So it is in this case: the taste reveals raspberry, peach, ripe pineapple and a rum-like aroma brought by anaerobic fermentation. The mouthfeel is full-bodied, even though the coffee itself is relatively light.

Negele Gorbitu is a washing station and farming community in the Ethiopian highlands of Gedeo. This coffee is locally grown Heirloom Arabica, specifically Kurume, Dega and Wolisho. Heirloom Arabica is an umbrella term for a huge number of Ethiopian coffee varieties, which mostly grow naturally in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the coffee plant. The coffee is grown on a small, 2.5 hectare plot of reddish clay soil, shaded by acacia and African blackthorn trees.

The coffee berries are hand-picked, and after sorting, the coffee is fermented for 35-48 hours in water tanks and then dried in the sun for 18 days. The end result is a deliciously fruity and smooth coffee.

Limited Negele Gorbitu won the Filter Coffee of the Year 2021 competition. This coffee is from the next harvest season, and its taste is very close to the winning coffee.

Country of origin: Ethiopia
Area: SNNPR, Gedeo, Yirgacheffe
Farming community: Negele Gorbitu
Variety: Heirloom Arabica (Kurume, Dega, Wolisho)
Growth height: 1995–2020m
Processing: Anaerobic fermentation, 35-48 hours
Special: The coffee is an 88-point microbatch.

In the taste we sensed:
Raspberry, grapefruit lemonade, apricot, rum-like sweetness, multi-hued. Velvety mouthfeel.