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Tadesse Yonka is a second-generation producer from Bensa, Sidama. He began on his father's farm, built his experience producing and supplying coffee in the region, and now runs a washing station in Gemecho, Arbegona. Gemecho sits at about 2,350 meters. Coffee grows along steep, cool valleys, and the local 74158 and 74119 varieties form the backbone of this lot. Only ripe cherries are hand-selected, spread on African beds, and dried slowly for about 24 days with frequent turning so air and sunlight reach every cherry evenly. The long, careful drying captures the natural process at its cleanest: pomegranate, blueberry and plum, lifted by peach and apple, finishing with sugarcane and honey sweetness.
