Is the coffee good at the Reko washing station in Ethiopia? Yega Xuefei coffee taste description

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Reko washing station

Reko Water washing Station is named after Reko Mountain, a tall and thin mountain that stands on top of the mountains of Kochere. Reko, it translates to "challenge". It refers to the challenge of climbing Mount Rico. Masreshu (founder of Testi Coffee) and Faysel (founder of Reko washing Station) adopted the name and its symbolism. Cultivating the best Yirgacheffe coffee is their challenge.

During the harvest season, usually from late October to mid-January, about 850 farmers send their red cherries to the washing station. Reko water washing stations are an example of nearby water washing stations, which maintain the coffee community and provide delicious coffee year after year. The coffee was washed with water from a nearby river and then pulped with an old Agard pulping machine. The mucus is removed by traditional fermentation. according to the weather, the fermentation time is 36-48 hours. Then dry the coffee on a raised bed in Africa for 10-12 days.

According to the reko washing station team, there are three aspects to the success of the washing station.

The first is the training and education of employees and suppliers. A good agreement can only be implemented by equipped staff and farmers. Testi Coffee provides pre-harvest training for all partners.

Second, good selection and separation; only red cherries are selected, and the processed coffee is stored separately according to harvest time (early, middle and late) and geographical area (Onancho, Debo, Shashamene, Hamma, Beloya).

Finally, monitoring; Reko-lots is assigned to professional field managers who have extensive experience in coffee processing and control every aspect of Reko-lots, from cherries to warehouse delivery, predicting changes and distinguishing between different lot.

Technical information

Regional Yirgacheffe

Variety Kurume, mixed Heirloom

Certified Non-Certified

Height

1850-2100 masl.

Treatment of washing

Flavor description

Apricot

Jasmine flower

Red currant