Faysel Abdosh
€18,00 incl. VAT
Taste Profile
Peach iced tea, red berries, florals, smooth and delicate.
Additional information
| Country | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Farmer | Faysel Yonis Abdosh |
| Region | Sidamo (District: Bensa) |
| Variety | Heirloom |
| Altitude | 1.990 - 2.150 masl |
| Processing | Natural |
| Pouch | 250g |
Faysel Abdosh
Faysel Abdosh is one of 20 washing stations owned and run by Testi Coffee, a family business founded by Faysel Yonis Abdosh that aims to support and grow with the farming communities that produce their coffee. With this in mind, Testi established their Project Direct program, which focuses on directly supporting coffee-farming families in tangible and positive ways. Through Project Direct, Testi has now built two primary schools and helped communities located near their more remote washing stations access clean water and electricity.
Around 700 producers deliver their freshly picked coffee cherries to the Faysel Abdosh washing station at harvest time. The majority of these producers farm organically on small plots of land (around 2–5 hectares in size). These farms sit at an average elevation of 1990–2150 metres above sea level. The high altitude, combined with the area’s cool temperatures, causes the coffee cherries to ripen slowly, ultimately leading to denser beans and a sweet and complex cup profile.
About Sidamo Coffee Region
Historically, Sidamo refers to a wide geographical region encompassing much of central-south Ethiopia, that is well known for producing exceptional natural and washed coffees. The region is located in Ethiopia’s South East Coffee Zone, and includes renowned coffee-producing localities such as Yirgacheffe, Kochere, West Arsi, Bensa and Guji. Sidamo extends across the states of Oromia and the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR), two of eleven ethnically-based regional states of Ethiopia. After a 2019 Referendum, some of the territories that fall under the the Sidamo coffee region have separated from the SNNPR and become the autonomous Sidamo regional state.
Fermentation: At the washing station, cherries are preselected. They are then immersed in a water tank to remove floaters, unripe, overripe, and defective cherries.
Premium: This is a Day Lot. For this lot, a collaboration with 10 farmers was intensified. Every step, from picking and storage to processing at the washing station, is meticulously tracked and monitored. This level of detail is a true rarity in Ethiopia.
Our coffee is treated with care
Meticulous Quality
We hope to provide our customers with the best and therefore pay close attention to all factors affecting the quality of our coffee. These include cultivar, growing altitude, climate, soil chemistry, harvesting and processing conditions, drying method, storage conditions, transportation, roasting conditions, grind size, brewing water and brewing recipes.
Highly Curated
Each one of our coffees is carefully selected by our roasting team. Before we buy in bulk, we go through many samples from different specialty coffee estates. Often times we are working with the most renowned coffee producers in the world.
Small Batch Roasting
All our coffee is roasted in our Roastery in Westbahnstraße 13, in Vienna. We roast small batches (10kg max) because we have better control over all the parameters that impact the flavour profile and can therefore better guarantee consistency.
Ethically Sourced
We ensure traceability for all our coffees. Our house Espresso from Nicaragua is directly traded without any middle-men and when we go through a wholesaler, complete transparency is a must. We want to provide our customers with the ability to know where their coffee comes from down to the name of each farmer.
