Ethiopia - Tariku Kare Bombe | Washed

Ethiopia - Tariku Kare Bombe | WashedAbout the Coffee Tariku Kare's path to washing station ownership started at age 15, sorting cherry for a local cooperative in his hometown of Bombe, Ethiopia. He worked his way up through the ranks, eventually managing a station opened by an outside investor in Nensebo. When that owner went bankrupt, Tariku and 17 colleagues pooled resources and opened a new washing station together. He later opened a mill in Arsi to supply the international market,

6") Width 15

which pulls the cup in directions nobody wants

particularly those in the Central Valley and Tarrazú

000 meters with a mix of traditional varietals

750 meters

both of which are known for pushing processing techniques forward

The varieties here are Catuai and Arara

trusted relationship rather than the uncertainty of the open commodity market

Cable length (approx

6 cm Reference

handpicking ripe cherries and processing them the same day

with under-ripe and over-ripe cherry pulled out before processing begins