KAWA - Chelbesa - Ethiopia - Washed - Heirloom

The kebele (community) of Worka Chelbesa is located in Gedeb, which is the southernmost part of the Gedeo region. Over the past decade, the Worka Chelbesa area has become increasingly known for the production of specialty coffees, and that is why this area was one of the first places that coffee producer Neguesse Debela wanted to invest in when he started in the coffee business some years ago.

 

In 2017, Neguesse began operating its first site in Worka Chelbesa, but quickly expanded in 2019 by purchasing another wash station a few kilometres away in a small sub-area of Worka Chelbesa called Danche. Both sites, run by Negusse and his team, run impeccably washed and naturally processed coffees, but also create unique experimental batches with the aim of always improving their quality.

 

Worka Chelbesa's coffees are unique in that they combine a big juicy body, with the lighter citrus tones and florality you normally find in Ethiopian coffees with little body.