Climpson and Sons - Single Origin: Sidamo Sasaba, Ethiopia

Sasaba is relatively new to specialty coffee and we were immediately attracted to this coffee for its very pronounced, clean and sweet cup combined with strong stone-fruit flavors. It works really well across a number of methods.

The Sasaba Washing Station is located in the Oromia State in the Guji District. Access is a challenge – the road being too rough for Land Cruisers, so the next best option is to access by Soviet-Era Kamas trucks with 6-wheel drive to reach the washing station. The washing station is productive and run well. Tsegaye, the owner of the washing station, is open to a feedback loop between producer and end user’s, creating the potential for exemplary coffees and higher premiums for the farmers.

At Sasaba washing station, the red cherries are produced in the area surrounding the washing station and are collected from late September until December. Cherries are processed on-site and fermented for about 48-72 hours before they are placed on the drying beds for about 7-8 days. About 350-400 drying-beds are present at the washing station.

The small farmers that sell their cherries to Sasaba washing station (the exact number of farmers selling their coffee to Sasaba is not known) usually own around 10-15 coffee trees. Besides coffee they grow sustenance crops like maize, surgum -eans and peas.

The 13/14 harvest has been a good year in the Guji area with unusually large sized beans. The farmers have not seen such big beans for at least ten years! In our opinion this is caused by the combination of the varietals, the timing and quantity of the rains and the crop cycle.

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