KONGA

This lot comes from the Sede washing station in Konga, a village just south of Yirgacheffe in one of most celebrated coffee-growing regions in Ethiopia. Around 400 smallholder farmers deliver freshly harvested cherries, cultivating traditional heirloom varieties at elevations approaching 1,900 metres. The coffee grows beneath natural shade, where cooler temperatures encourage slow cherry maturation and concentrated flavour development. Farmers rely on time-honoured cultivation methods without synthetic fertilisers or pesticides, helping preserve the regions rich biodiversity and healthy forest ecosystem. This combination of altitude, environment, and careful stewardship has established Yirgacheffe as one of the world's defining origins for exceptional Arabica coffee.