Chelbessa
Chelbessa
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Ships directly from FLOWER CHILD COFFEE, roasted fresh every Monday and shipped the next day. US delivery is typically 2–6 business days. Orders with coffees from more than one roaster arrive as separate boxes. Shipping & freshness →
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
Read more in the glossary → - Specialty Light/Ultralight
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
Read more in the glossary → - Fruity, Floral
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
Whether a coffee is a single origin (from one farm, region, or country) or a blend (multiple origins combined).
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
Read more in the glossary → - Berry, Stone Fruit, Floral
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
Read more in the glossary → - Ethiopia
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
Read more in the glossary → - Washed
Variety: Ethiopian Landrace
Region: Gedeb, Gedeo, Ethiopia
Elevation: 1,950-2,200 meters
Process: Washed
Harvest: Dec. '24- January 2025
Notes: Strawberry, nectarine, floral, multi-dimensional sweetness and acidity.
This is one of my personal favorites from Ethiopia this year. On the cupping table and with filter brews, the elegance and articulation of silky fruit is clean and clear. This coffee sings soprano notes of articulated citrus and berries. There's a range of fruit and florality that is so pleasantly captivating. The aromatics and cup quality are inviting with notes of moon grape, strawberry, citrus, passionfruit... the list goes on. The cup has a rounded tea-like attribute that fills the pallet. Waves of candied fruit and florals linger long after each sip. Truly an enjoyable and interesting profile from hot to cool.
There are approximately 1,000 farmers that deliver cherry to the Chelbessa washing station, the folks come from the region and have very small farms sitting at an elevation around 2,000 merters (6,500 ft.+). This lot consists of the Ethiopian Heirloom varieties Korume and Wolisho and others we simply have not been able to track, all of which inherently an Ethiopian Landrace.
Once the cherries arrive at the Chelbesa Washing Station, they are placed in water for sorting and removing of floaters. The cherries are then de-pulped and left to dry ferment in tanks for 2-3 days, to be later washed and placed to dry on raised beds. To ensure an even drying, the parchment is constantly moved each day, taking 7-10 days, depending on the weather, until reaching the desired humidity. The result makes for a clean and bright cup.
Orders made Monday-Sunday are roasted the following Monday. Shipped on Tuesdays. Our coffees are best after two weeks++ of the roast date.
