Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella

Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella

12 Ounces (Whole Bean)
$22.00
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Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella
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  • Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella
Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella

Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella

$22.00
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Somewhat mild for a washed Guji but delicious still, this coffee has subtle jasmine florals with sugary sweet lemon and berry notes balanced by a well rounded gentle acidity. 
Size

Pickup available at La Barba Coffee Roastery

Usually ready in 2-4 days

Ethiopia | Getachew Zekele Hambella

12 Ounces (Whole Bean)

La Barba Coffee Roastery

Pickup available, usually ready in 2-4 days

1155 S Richards St
Salt Lake City UT 84101
United States
SHIPPING & RETURNS

We roast Monday through Friday and roast to order. We do our best to ship orders the business day following your order. Delivery time is based on distance and carrier efficiency. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at hello@labarbacoffee.com

Goes Good With
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Tasting Notes:

Jasmine, Meyer Lemon, Berries
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Producer:

Getachew Zekele
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Cultivar:

74110, 74158
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Process:

Washed
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Elevation:

2400M

Oromia, Guji, Ethiopia

Before becoming one of Guji’s most precise coffee producers, Getachew Zekele was an accountant — a literal bean counter.

In 2008, Getachew sold a property in Addis Ababa and used the proceeds to purchase land in Shakisso, where he began planting coffee. By 2009, he was harvesting from his own farm, Tero, while also purchasing cherry from neighboring farmers and selling through the ECX.

In 2016, Getachew formalized Dimtu PLC, bringing together Tero Farm, a washing station, and eventually a dry mill to oversee quality from cherry to export.

What sets Dimtu apart is its approach to working with local growers. Rather than simply purchasing cherry, Getachew’s team works closely with each contributing farm, providing agronomy and processing training, seedlings, pre-harvest financing, and access to materials. Farmers are also rewarded with premiums tied directly to the quality of their coffee.

QUALITY YOU CAN COUNT ON

Growing

Farmer’s nurture coffee plants, navigating the challenges of changing weather and the coffee market

Planning / Forecasting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Harvest

Farmers hand pick coffee cherries as they fully ripen, sometimes having to make many passes to pick only ripe fruit

Forward Contracting

We evaluate what we’re looking for in upcoming harvests as individual countries begin harvest and forecast purchase volumes

Milling

Coffee cherries are depulped (“washed”), dried, and sorted as green

Preship Sampling

We receive small samples of coffees to roast and cup. We choose the best coffees of all we sample to approve for purchase.

Export/Import

Coffee travels from mill to port, over ocean to North American port, and is organized in a coffee specific (temp, humidity) warehouse.

Land Freight

Coffee travels from port, usually the West Coast, to our warehouse.

Profiling

We develop a roast profile to achieve flavor dynamics (sweetness, acidity, body etc) that showcase what we love about each specific coffee

Production Roasting

We batch roast the coffee to be packaged, sealed, and sent directly to you

Savouring

You get the sensory experience of a coffee’s incredible aromas and flavors as you brew and drink what we and others have worked to create.

Why Does a Coffee’s Story Matter?

The story of coffee is a story of people all over the globe working incredibly hard to create this beverage we love so much. The story of a specific coffee - how it was grown and how the people involved in farming and transporting it were treated and compensated - is deeply ethical and inextricably tied to the coffee’s quality. Farmers can’t justify the cost, time, and labor required to make the high quality coffee if they’re not compensated adequately for such a difficult undertaking. We take the stories of our coffees seriously out of concern for people and our love of coffee.

We specifically choose coffees and import partners based on quality and ethics. A wide range of ethical claims intended to offer quick peace of mind exist throughout the coffee industry, but we’ve found that the size and complexity of the supply chain don’t really fit into such convenient labels. Our approach is to work with farming and importing partners whose standards are oriented towards improving farmer well being through financial traceability, ever improving coffee quality, and sustainability.

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