*Roast days are Tuesday and Thursday. Order by Monday 12pm EST
for Wednesday shipment or Wednesday 12pm for Friday shipment
*Roast days are Tuesday and Thursday. Order by Monday 12pm EST
for Wednesday shipment or Wednesday 12pm for Friday shipment
Specs
Producers Bekele Yutute
Farm Kokose
Region Kokose, Sidama, Ethiopia
Harvest December 2024 - February 2025
Varieties Walega (74158)
Process White Honey
Altitude 2,250 masl
Importer Crop to Cup
Producer Profile
Bekele Yutute, who comes from a family of coffee producers in Dembe, has owned his own farm and drying station Kokose, since 2019. Prior to that, he had been selling cherry to local suppliers. In 2021, Bekele and his nephew Samuel produced the 2021 COE 5th place lot, which has brought a great deal of attention to his coffee. Bekele is a small, independent exporter. He works primarily with the Walega (74158) variety. Initially focusing on naturals and anaerobics, Bekele has in recent years started producing white honeys such as this lot. In 2024, Bekele once again placed among the top lots in the COE.
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Arbegona Woreda is part of the famous Sidama zone, where many of our favourite Ethiopian coffees are grown. Coffee is the main cash crop in Arbegona, where it benefits from very high altitudes and a favourable micro-climate.
74158 is one of six selections that were approved for release in 1974 as part of a CBD-resistance (Coffee Berry Disease) selection program. During the 1970's, researchers from the Jimma Agricultural Research Centre searched the forests in the Illuababora zone for CBD-resistant mother trees. Today 74158 is heavily propagated in South Western Ethiopia, and is one of two dominant varieties in Bensa, along with 74112.
IMPORTER | Crop to Cup |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | Bekele exports his own coffee |
FOB PRICING | $8.00 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $12.10 USD per lb including "reciprocal" tariff on Ethiopian imports to the US. * This coffee entered the US before being imported to Canada. |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 600 kg. Subtext purchaed 120 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Crop to Cup has been working with Bekele since 2023. This is the first year we have purchased his coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 88 |