Hester Westerveld
Ethiopia Sidamo Taferi Kela Anaerobic Honey
Sold out checked 29 Sep 2026
Price
Listed: $27.00 / 340g → $7.94 per 100g
Where it's from
- Farmer Hester Westerveld
- Exporter Hester Westerveld
What the roaster says
- Washing station Bette Buna
Description
Tasting Notes: Bergamot, red apple, vanilla
Processing: Anaerobic Honey
Producers: Hester Westerveld
Location: Taferi Kela, Sidamo, Ethiopia
Altitude: 1900-2100masl
Varietals: Enat Buna
Bio:
This lot was grown by community farmers in Taferi Kela and processed by Bette Buna at their washing station. The coffee underwent an anaerobic honey process that, interestingly, presents a clean and structured profile similar to a washed coffee.
Cherries were depulped and fermented in sealed barrels for 96 hours, allowing controlled anaerobic fermentation. After fermentation, the coffee was dried on raised and shaded beds for 8 to 15 days, followed by a resting period in the warehouse to stabilize and achieve the ideal moisture content.
Once dried, the parchment coffee was locally milled to remove the husk and then hand-sorted to eliminate any primary defects. The bags were then transported to the Bette Buna dry mill in Gelan, near Addis Ababa, a 3 to 5-day journey by truck.
At the Gelan dry mill, the green beans went through additional cleaning, size and density grading, and color sorting, before being bagged and prepared for export.
Text from Sunday Coffee Project's listing.