Ethiopia | Worka Chelbessa Danche

The kebele (meaning community) of Worka Chelbessa is located in Gedeb, which is the southernmost part of the Gedeo region. For the last decade, the area of Worka Chelbessa has become well known for producing spectacular coffees, which is why coffee producer Negusse Debela wanted to invest in this area when he established SNAP Specialty Coffee in 2008. 

In 2017, Negusse started operating his first site in Worka Chelbessa, but quickly expanded in 2019 by buying another washing station a few kilometers away in a small sub area of Worka Chelbessa called Danche. 

The two sites, run by Negusse and his team, execute immaculate washed and natural processed coffees, like this washed lot from the Danche site.

We’ve had a bit of a hangup on Ethiopian offerings this year, but are excited to finally have some delicious African offerings to fill out the last months of the calendar for us. This particular coffee reminds us a lot of Gore Dako last year - especially as it cools in the glass. What begins as grape candy sweetness changes to raspberry, and it morphs from juicy to long and creamy. 

We taste: Grape candy, powdered sugar, lime, bergamot, juicy

Blend Details:

• Producer: Negusse Debela owner of SNAP: working with farmers in the kebele of Worka Chelbessa

• Region: Gedeb, Gedeo

• Process: Washed

• Varieties: Local landraces

• Elevation: 1900-2200 MASL