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SHANTEWENE BUNCHO
Specs
Producer Smallholders of Shantewene
Station Buncho
Region Shantewene, Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia
Harvest Winter 2023-2024
Varieties Predominantly 74158
Process Washed
Altitude 1,920-2,020 masl
Importer The CoffeeQuest
SHANTEWENE BUNCHO
Producer Profile
We're very excited to have Buncho back on the menu after a couple of years. We fondly remember this lot from back in 2021 as one of our favourites, so we jumped at the opportunity to bring it back this season through our friends at Quest. Shantewene Buncho Station is owned and operated by Daye Bensa, the COE-winning exporter we have been buying coffee from for several years now. We're enamoured with the high-altitude coffees of Sidama, which can reach up to 2,300 masl, and this gorgeous honey lot is a great example of why. Buncho is made up of cherry primarily from the 74158 variety, collected from approximately 940 producers around Shantawene village.
Bensa
One of our favourite micro-regions in the world, Bensa is situated in the Sidama region of Southern Ethiopia. Bensa is characterized by diverse landscapes, including highlands, lowlands, and valleys. Is is known for its rugged terrain and elevated plateaus.
74158
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.
Honey
Once the cherries arrive at the Buncho Station, they are placed in water for sorting and removing floaters. The cherries are then de-pulped and laid to dry with its mucilage on raised African beds. To ensure an even drying, the parchment is constantly moved each day, taking 12-15 days, depending on the weather, until reaching the desired humidity.
TRANSPARENCY
IMPORTER | Quest |
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. | $65 ETB per kg of cherry |
FOB PRICING | $4.65 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $5.95 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 4,200 kg. Subtext purchased 300 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Quest has been working with Daye Bensa for five years and this is the fourth year we have purchased their coffee, and the second we have purchased Buncho specifically. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87 |