Dumerso is a private washing station located just north of the town of Yirga Chefe, in the heart of the coveted Gedeo Zone—the narrow section of highland plateau dense with savvy farmers and fiercely competitive processors whose coffee is known the world over as “Yirgacheffe.” As a coffee terroir, Yirgacheffe has for decades been considered a benchmark for beauty and complexity in arabica coffee—known for being beguilingly ornate and jasmine-like when fully washed, and seductively punchy and sweet when sundried.
The station now employs over 400 individuals during harvest season, 95% of whom are women. During harvest farmers deliver ripe cherries daily to the Dumerso mill. Last harvest they achieved both organic and Rain Forest Alliance certification for the station, and they are currently undertaking a project to establish a local plant to convert coffee parchment into a kind of pressed firewood, as a way of boosting income for the station to distribute to growers and to help local farmers rely less on local forests for their daily source of fire.
Sourced by InterAmerican Coffee Importers. Whole bean.
To control freshness, we ship out orders every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please order by Sunday to make the weekly cutoff.
Dumerso is a private washing station located just north of the town of Yirga Chefe, in the heart of the coveted Gedeo Zone—the narrow section of highland plateau dense with savvy farmers and fiercely competitive processors whose coffee is known the world over as “Yirgacheffe.” As a coffee terroir, Yirgacheffe has for decades been considered a benchmark for beauty and complexity in arabica coffee—known for being beguilingly ornate and jasmine-like when fully washed, and seductively punchy and sweet when sundried.
The station now employs over 400 individuals during harvest season, 95% of whom are women. During harvest farmers deliver ripe cherries daily to the Dumerso mill. Last harvest they achieved both organic and Rain Forest Alliance certification for the station, and they are currently undertaking a project to establish a local plant to convert coffee parchment into a kind of pressed firewood, as a way of boosting income for the station to distribute to growers and to help local farmers rely less on local forests for their daily source of fire.
Sourced by InterAmerican Coffee Importers. Whole bean.
To control freshness, we ship out orders every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please order by Sunday to make the weekly cutoff.
Region: Gedeo
Growing altitude: 1,860 masl
Milling process: Fully-washed and raised bed-dried
Aroma: Fruity, tea
Flavor: Peach, lemon, jasmine, buttery
Body: Light, creamy
Acidity: Juicy
