*We roast every Tuesday. All orders placed before Monday 12:00pm (AEST) will be roasted and fulfilled that Tuesday. All orders placed after that will be roasted the following week.
Country - Ethiopia
Region - Bensa, Sidamo
Producer/s - Local small-holders
Washing Station - Ayla
Processing - Fully-washed
Varietal/s - Heirloom
Altitude - 1900-2000 MASL
Harvest - December 2023/24
Flavour Notes - stone fruit, black tea & silky
Our next Ethiopian coffee for the season has arrived. We have joined forces with the people at Melbourne Coffee Merchants to bring you Ayla for the fifth time! Formally known as Aroresa. The team at MCM form the foundations for great ongoing relationships on the ground and we are excited to partner with them once again.
Ayla is a washing station in the Bensa, Sidamo. It has a classic Sidamo profile with heavy sweetness and a very full, ripe stone-fruity juiciness. We look forward to exploring the roasting process to achieve more and more sweetness, as we find it to be the standout quality of this lot.
Espresso Recipe: 1:3 ratio
In: 20 grams dry dose
Out: 60 grams beverage weight output
Time: Contact time of 26+ seconds
Filter Recipe: 1:17 ratio
In: 20 grams dry coffee
Out: 330 grams brewing water
Time: 2:45-3:00 minutes
