{"product_id":"ethiopia-mengeche-derso","title":"Ethiopia Mengeche Derso","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"292\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eSingle Origin Coffee | Natural Process | Ethiopia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYirgacheffe’s Gedeo Zone has built its reputation on some of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthiopia’s most sought-afer coffee, its dense highland \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evegetation and moderate wet and dry seasons shaping cups \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat can taste unmistakably of blueberry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr. Mengeche Derso farms 15 hectares here, at 2,300 metres \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eabove sea level. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow 62, he has spent virtually his whole life growing coffee i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en these hills, work recognised by government organisations \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor its consistency and care. He farms alongside four of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 children, enriching the soil with animal manure and plant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremnants rather than synthetic inputs. His lot is part of Cafe I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emports’ Single Farmer Project, built to trace coffee back to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe individual grower and pay them directly and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etransparently for it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherries are sorted for ripeness, rinsed clean, then spread \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacross raised beds to dry naturally for 8 to 25 days, turned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econstantly to dry evenly under the open sky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLook for notes of dried pear and mild caramel, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egood sweetness and a mellow, balanced acidit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1798\"\u003eCoffee Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1908\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia\u003cbr data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeirloom\u003cbr data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,200 - 2,300 MASL\u003cbr data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1886\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1898\"\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Welcome Dose","offers":[{"title":"Filter \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":48001347387569,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Filter \/ Espresso","offer_id":48001347420337,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Filter \/ Plunger","offer_id":48001347453105,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Filter \/ Stove Top","offer_id":48001347485873,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Filter \/ V.60","offer_id":48001347518641,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Filter \/ Aeropress","offer_id":48001347551409,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/3211\/4353\/files\/IMG-0814.png?v=1790986144","url":"https:\/\/welcomedose.com.au\/products\/ethiopia-mengeche-derso","provider":"Welcome Dose Specialty Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}