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PRODUCER / Ismael Aredo – Kayon Mountain Farm
REGION / Shakiso, Guji, Ethiopia
VARIETAL / Heirloom
PROCESS / Natural
ALTITUDE / 1900-2200 MASL
SCORE / 87
The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm is 500 hectares with about 300 hectares planted in coffee and has been owned and operated by Ismael Hassen Aredo and his family since 2012. It is located 510 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, and the property crosses the border of two villages—Taro and Sewana—located in the Oromia region, in the Guji zone of the Shakiso district of Ethiopia.
Ismael oversees a staff of 25 permanent full-time and 300 seasonal employees, and the farm management offers free transportation services as well as financial support for building schools and administration buildings for the community. The farm competes with a nearby mining village for seasonal workers, so Ismael and his family tend to pay higher wages to their pickers in order to incentivize them returning year after year.
Kayon Mountain farm has a nursery on-site and utilizes shade (acacia and other indigenous trees) to protect the coffee as well as for creating compost to fertilize naturally. Ismael is meticulous about not only the structure and management of the farm itself but also the harvesting and processing. Although this lot is a natural coffee, Ismael also produces washed lots on the property.
BREW RECIPE / ESPRESSO
PRESSURE / 9 BAR
TEMPERATURE / 93C
BASKET / 22G VST
DOSE / 20G
YIELD / 45G
TIME / 30 Seconds
BREW RECIPE / FILTER
BREW DEVICE / Origami Dripper
TEMPERATURE / 91C
DOSE / 15G
WATER VOLUME / 225G
BREW TIME / 2:30 Minutes
NUMBER OF POURS / 4
GRIND SETTING / EK43 – 14
$25.00 – $30.00