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Tagel Alemayehu, the owner of Olkai coffee—a former race circuit driver, whose efficiency as a driver is only matched by his humility and warmth.

 For Tagel, coffee runs deep: He’d grown up in Bule Hora, the son of a local coffee trader who built the first washing station there and installed the first Pinhalense dry huller in Ethiopia. Starting in 2004, he worked as washing station manager at one of first specialty natural stations in Guji, and founded Olkai in 2018 as the government export regulations opened.

Olkai is a family business; his wife works as the export manager. Tagel and Olkai operate a half dozen washing stations in the south dotting many of the most sought-after regions for quality in Guji, Bule Hora and Sidama. Tagel’s ties to the community were forged over 20 years of collecting cherry from these regions. Community members later sold land to make space for him to operate a washing station in their community.

Recommendation: 
Rest time: 2-3 weeks
Filter ratio: 1:15.5-16.5
Espresso: 1:2.4-2.6, 28s, 91c

Espresso, Pourover, and Filter

Ethiopia - Tagel Alemayehu Hambela Site | Natural

Ethiopia - Tagel Alemayehu Hambela Site | Natural

Regular price $25.00 CAD
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This natural process coffee is juicy and sweet with notes that that remind us of:
  • Nectarine
  • Blueberry
  • Lime
  • Papaya
  • Mandarin
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Coffee Details

OriginEthiopia

RegionHambella

Farms130 Outgrower farms

OwnerTagel Alemayehu

Harvest2024

VarietiesKurume, Dega

Elevation2350 MASL

ProcessNatural

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