NY2089 Summerville Estate Surma Plot #94 Ethiopian Summerville Coffee Bean Variety Introduction

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The owner of Rosa Manor (Gesha Village), Mr. Adam (Adam Overton), came to Ethiopia in 2007 to shoot a coffee documentary. After further exposure to coffee, Mr. Adam was so attracted by it that he decided to stay in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, and join the coffee business.

In the early days, when looking for a farm site, the Adam couple hoped to be close to the Ethiopian capital, "Addis Ababa," taking into account transportation and labor resources. However, the results of the search are not ideal. As a result of the meeting, Adam and his wife found an isolated forest in Bench-Maji, near the border of Sudan, at an altitude of 1909-2069 meters, and were attracted by the original environment and enthusiastic aborigines, so they decided to start the construction of Rose Summer Manor in October 2011.

Expanding to 2018, the coffee planting area of Rosa Manor is about 320 hectares, accounting for about 68% of the total area of the estate (471 hectares). According to the microclimate and variety, GV Manor is divided into eight planting plots-Shewa-Jibabu, Dimma, Shaya, Bangi, Gaylee, Narsha, Oma, and Surma. Among the carefully selected varieties in the region, in addition to the Gori rose summer coffee variety (GG) from the adjacent original Gori Gesha coffee forest, there are G31 rose summer coffee varieties selected from the Gori Gesha forest according to morphology and flavor similar to the Panamanian geisha flavor and IF rose summer coffee varieties bred by the Ethiopian Research Laboratory.

To become the most environmentally friendly in Ethiopia and to promote environmental awareness as the ultimate purpose of the Rosa Manor. In the pursuit of purpose, Adam and his wife also strictly control every step of seed picking and treatment, there is no compromise in quality, and the relationship between employees and customers is sustainable.

Two batches purchased by Alpha Coffee & Tea this year are Surma parcels and Bangi parcels. The variety of Rosa coffee picked in Surma plot is G31, with a strong floral fragrance. The selected batch 94 (Lot # 94) not only has strong purple and white flower aromas, but also has fresh acidity of grapefruit and lactic acid, with a sweet maltose finish.

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