This advanced level of processing features more extreme taste profile, surely coming from fermentation and the processing of these super extra-ordinary coffees. You often find boozy, funky or have cinnamon flavours, overrip fruits and an intense dry aroma.
Pineapple. Strawberry Candy.
Building on famous Ethiopian traditions, the Shantawene washing station has pushed the boundaries of flavour. When the terroir of Sidama meets Anaerobic processing, the results are irresistible: expect vibrant tropical notes with intense sweetness.
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This season, Shantawene is full of intense sweetness and vibrant character: think strawberry candy and tropical fruit punch. Pineapple, passion fruit, and banana appear first, alongside berries and stone fruit. The fermentation captures ripe, fruity acidity, with depth that is almost winey.
Daye Bensa was founded by two brothers - Assefa and Mulugeta Dukamo - with the ambition to showcase the amazing potential of Ethiopian coffee. Over the past 15 years, they have built up 3 farms, 19 washing stations, and 5 warehouses. Working with over 1400 small producers, they have been driven by quality and flavour; consistently delivering some of our most memorable Ethiopian coffees.
Shantawene is also the name of the village where the washing station is located. At over 2000 meters high up in the Bombe mountains, it is surrounded by rich soil that benefits from endemic biodiversity of the region. Daye Bensa has recently reforested the farmland and increased the shade available for coffee plants. The very high altitude means coffee matures slowly: creating small, dense cherries that are packed full of distinctive Ethiopian flavour.
Our Shantawene lot underwent anaerobic processing: the ripe coffee cherries are transferred to air-sealed containers for 72 hours. During the process, the natural sugars from the outer material of the cherry help impart depth and fruitiness to the bean inside. After fermentation, the whole cherries are dried on raised African beds until the desired moisture content is reached.
SHANTAWENE ANAEROBIC
SHANTAWENE ANAEROBIC
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Me and my husband love all blends and uniqueness of each package we have bought from The Barn. I’m from Panama and I was used to get geisha coffee or simple high quality local coffee. I’m so happy to have found this company that gives me the opportunity of trying coffee from other Central American countries, some that even brings those memories from home.
I really like the taste of this coffee which is nice and delicate but not very sharp. It is a joy to drink.
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