Coffee Description
Sidama man Ayele Tulu owns and operates the Demeka Becha washing station in the Bona Zuria district. His sons, Tsegab and Abinet, assist in operating the site while Ayele’s wife, Genet Haile Endeshow, extends her warmth as the heart of the family to all those who work with them. Ayele’s washing station is located at the apex of a hill where ideal air flow aids in the drying process.
Close to 10,000 producers are situated in the surrounding areas from which Demeka Becha pulls cherries. Producers bring their cherries to be weighed on blue scale, logged in the book by the cashier and General Manager, Alemu Gobaro, and floated before being dumped into the cement hopper to begin the journey through the 4-disk Agard pulper and into fermentation tanks and cement washing channels. There are 10 tanks for density grades 1 and 2, and 2 tanks for low density coffee destined for their Community Lot program if it meets their standard, or for the local market. Following fermentation and washing, the parchment coffee is carried by hand to the drying beds where laborers spread it out to the depth of a fingertip and keep it turning until it is dried and moved to the locked storehouse to await trucking to Addis Ababa and final processing.
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Other
Process
Washed
Elevation
2100 - 2200 masl
Region
Sidama
Sidama, Ethiopia
Junto Coffee
The dream of long-time coffee professional, Alex Medina, Junto opened its doors in February of 2019. We’re a minority owned company that focuses on both providing intentionally sourced, exceptional products and working with importers and exporters that pay producers a premium for their coffees.
Our founder’s experience in coffee importing has compounded our understanding of the importance of building long-term relationships with producers to guarantee our continued support and ambassadorship of their coffee. Our goal is to cultivate both existing relationships and build new ones with regions that are underrepresented because we know how important it is for all producers to be able to sell their coffees.
Junto was founded with the belief that coffee has the unique ability to bind folx of vastly different origins and creeds. We are driven to honor that by roasting to highlight the inherent qualities of each remarkable coffee and continually creating space for shared experiences and common purpose.
