Nguisse Nare (Setame)

Description

A classic profile from the famed Sidama region: fruit-forward and sweet. We detected aromas of blueberry, honey, and navel orange. Notes of black cherry, blueberry lemonade, and papaya are prominent in the brewed cup. The silky body and black cherry acidity resolve into a clove-tinged finish.

Details

Producer: Nguisse Nare's Drying Station
Farm: Nguisse Nare and 60 registered outgrowers
Region: Sidama Bensa Bombe
Altitude: 2,240 masl | 7,349 feet
Varietal: 74158
Process: Natural
Roast: Light
Notes: Black Cherry, Honey, Blueberry Lemonade

The Story

This lot was sourced by our friends at Crop to Cup, who initiated a relationship with Nguisse Nare in 2023:

"Sitting atop a ridge at 2300 MASL in Bombe, Nguisse Nare’s 10 hectare farm 'Setame' is planted with variety 74158 intercropped with taro and sweet potato. With his two other farms—one in Kokose, one in Tiburo—he produces natural and anaerobic coffees using his own cherry as well as cherry collected from around 60 of his neighbors.

"When we visited in December, we spoke with Thomas Tosha, the farm manager at Setame, as well as Demisse Turuma, the Industry Manager (resident post-harvest processing expert) while touring Nguisse’s drying station and farm. With a strict focus on quality, Nguisse floats his cherries before drying them slowly on raised beds over 20 days."

Text from PT's Coffee's listing.