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Buncho
Specs
Producer Daye Bensa & Smallholders of Shantewene
Station Buncho
Region Shantewene, Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia
Harvest December '24- February '25
Varieties Walega (74158)
Process Honey
Altitude 1,900 - 2,050 masl
Importer Quest
Buncho
Producer Profile
Our final Daye Bensa lot of the season comes from Buncho station in the Shantewene kebele, Bensa, Sidama. In our third season buying this honey processed lot, we had the chance to visit Buncho station last January. The site sits at 1,900 - 2,050 masl and collects cherry from approximately 940 smallholder producers in Shantewene. The majority of the coffee grown by these producers is of the Walega (74158) variety, as is the norm in Bensa. The honey process at Buncho starts with floating and sorting before the coffee is depulped and moved to raised beds to dry for 12-15 days.
Brewing Buncho
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*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.
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. It is known for its rugged terrain and elevated plateaus.
Walega
Walega 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
Coffee is de-pulped and then placed on raised beds where it is dried for 12-15 days.
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. | 100 ETB per kg of cherry |
FOB PRICING | $5.50 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $7.25 USD per lb + 10% US "reciprocal" tariff on Ethiopian imports to the US. This coffee entered the US before being imported to Canada. |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 9,000 kg. Subtext purchaed 300 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | Quest has been working with Daye Bensa for five years and this is the fifth years we have purchased coffee from Daye Bensa, and third year we specifically purchsed Buncho. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87 |