**Limited Release** Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe - Koke Co-Op - Honey Process

Country: Ethiopia 
Region: Yirgacheffe - Gedoe Disctric - Koke Co-Op
Varietal: Kurume, Dega, Wolisho
Process: Honey
Altitude: 1,800 MASL
Cupping Notes: Blueberries, Crisp Florals, Red Fruit
Good For: Pour Over, Batch Brew

The honey processed Koke is what got us first loving the Koke Co-op. Fruity, sweet and wild! Although a honey processed, this cup tastes more like an old world Natural Processed. A very slow dried exotic Honey.

The Koke cooperative was established in 1975, and joined The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) in 2002. It currently has 1,153 member farmers. All of the members grow their coffee on plots of land under 4 hectares. By joining the YCFCU, the KOKE cooperative has benefited from being a part of a larger cooperative and a network of coffee producers. YCFCU has built schools, helped bring electricity to small villages and communities, and built bridges to make transportation safer and easier.

This lot of Koke Honey was sourced from a total of around 1200 smallholder farmers from Birbes Kela, Koke, Konga, Wedessa, and Tisho. They bring their harvested cherries for processing at the Koke washing stations.

A very sweet and fruity cup of coffee, good body with some crisp floral tones right upfront. The floral will quickly fade into strong and diverse red fruit tones, more pronounced as the cup cools.