Yirgacheffe Kochere

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere originates from a network of small, family-owned farms surrounding the Kochere coffee mill, nestled in Kochere town and district within Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Regional State. Operated by Matewos Ersemo and his family, the Kochere mill collaborates with 650 small coffee farmers who supply their ripe cherries. These cherries undergo meticulous sorting and depulping upon arrival at the milling station. Subsequently, the coffee will undergo a 36 to 48-hour fermentation followed by a thorough washing process. Post-washing, they are placed on raised beds, meticulously turned every 2 to 3 hours, over a drying period of 12 to 15 days.