Coffee Description
This coffee carries the fruity profile that Sidama is known for, with a little twist of its own: the unique flavor of mango lassi--a sweet and savory blend of mango, yogurt, and spices joins dark cherry, strawberry jam, and pink apple Creamy, juicy in body, and clean, this offering tastes of sunshine and wide open skies.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Process
Semi-Washed
Elevation
1600-1800 masl
Region
Sidama
About Smallholder producers of Ethiopia
Deep in the rolling green mountains of Sidama, through the dusty village of Chire, past children walking to school in bright blue and coral uniforms, Keneon Chire mill nestles into a hillside. Chire is owned by Assefa Dukama, a “big man” in the Bensa region who also owns Qonqona and Shantawene mills. Keneon is his son’s name and the mill shows the love lavished on it. Here a well thought-out series of concrete washing channels and tanks leads from the pulper to orderly rows of sorting tables, where 2500 area smallholders bring their coffee cherries for processing.
230 employees work at Keneon Chire during peak season. A tight-knit community of workers under the guidance of quality manager Chenada Keneon acquire and process some of the best coffees from this remote area. The sun is merciless, but the men who scrub the coffee often break out a song, synchronizing the triangular wooden rakes.
Sidama, Ethiopia
Dapper & Wise
In 2013, Insomnia's owners Evan Aldrete and Tyler Geel launched Dapper & Wise as a tasting room and roasting facility in Portland's Western suburbs, and by 2014, as a wholesaler as well.
Based out of Hillsboro, Oregon, Evan and Tyler work with a stellar team, all of whom are dedicated to the values that undergird Dapper & Wise: “We want people to walk through our doors and feel welcome. We want people to taste our coffee and be impressed and inspired. We want the coffee we roast to exemplify the hard work of the producers that grow it.”
