Description

Tamiru Tadesse is a coffee supplier who has been in the coffee business for the last eight years. He works with about 200 farmers in Delo kebele, Bensa zone of the Sidama region. He collects about 182,000 kilograms of red cherry from an estimated 80 hectares of land owned by the farmers. Tamiru processes anaerobic and natural coffee which is dried on a raised bed with mesh wire. He then sells his coffee on the international market, mostly to China. However, he says, he was interested to have new market destinations and promote the unique flavors of Bensa coffee. “We participated in the Cup of Excellence 2021 to promote the coffee our farmers grow and to establish better market linkage and improve the farmers’ income”.

Farm Information
  • Farmer
    Tamiru Tadesse Tesema
Score
  • Score
    90.6
  • Rank
    1a
  • Awards
    Presidential Award
Lot Information
  • Year
    2021
  • Processing System
    Anaerobic
  • Variety
    74165
  • Overall
    Complex, Grape, Peach, Perfumed, Stable, Structured
  • Aroma / Flavor
    Floral (4), Pineapple (3), Candy (2), Green Apple (2), Lychee (2), Milk Chocolate (2), Passion Fruit (2), Peach (2), Raspberry (2), Apricot, Black Currant, Brown Spice, Caramel, Citrus, Cola, Cranberry, Exotic, Gin, Grape, Jasmine, Kiwi, Lemon, Lemon & Lime, Mandarin Orange, Orange Blossom, Raisin, Rose, Sparkling, Strawberry, Tropical Fruit, Vanilla, White Grape
  • Acidity
    Complex (2), Sparkling (2), Bright, Citric Acid, Strawberry, Tartaric acid, Transparent, Vibrant, Yogurt
Location

Sidamo, Southern Nations, Ethiopia

Auction

COE