ALO [ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED] - 74158, ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED - ETHIOPIA

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ALO [ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED] - 74158, ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED

WHITE TEA
LEMON CANDY
CHERRY

ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA – SIDAMA (BENSA, ALO VILLAGE)
PRODUCER: TAMIRU TADESSE, ALO COFFEE
ALTITUDE: 2,400–2,550 MASL
VARIETY: 74158
PROCESS: ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED

ROAST DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

WITH THIS ZERO FERMENTATION WASHED, ALO SETS OUT TO REMOVE A STEP THAT HAS BECOME ALMOST UNAVOIDABLE IN MODERN WASHED COFFEES: FERMENTATION. RIPE CHERRIES ARE SORTED, DE-PULPED AND WASHED IMMEDIATELY, WITH NO TIME IN TANKS. SIMPLE IN THEORY AND VERY DEMANDING IN PRACTICE, THE GOAL IS TO KEEP FERMENTATION FROM SHAPING THE CUP AND LET VARIETY AND TERROIR SPEAK WITH AS LITTLE INTERFERENCE AS POSSIBLE.

THE CUP OPENS AIRY, WITH A FIRST NOTE OF WHITE TEA, THEN FRESH, TART, ALMOST JAMMY CHERRY. AS IT COOLS THE ACIDITY SHARPENS INTO LEMON CANDY. TRANSPARENT, DELICATE AND PRECISE.