Landrace
Red Honey
Dinkalem Ademe

Tastes Like: Raspberry, Lemon Twist, Baking Spices

Origin: Dinkalem Ademe, Wush Wush, Oromia, Ethiopia

Variety: 74110, 74165, 74212, 75210

Producer: Dinkalem Ademe Washing Station

Elevation: 1900 masl

Process:  Red Honey

Farm and Producer

Dinkalem Ademe has built a reputation for quality at his two wet mills in Keffa (in Wush Wush and Dinbira). He and his wife, Sofia, live nearby in Wush Wush, with Dinkalem overseeing and managing activities at his wet mill there. The 2010 UNESCO declaration naming Ethiopia’s montane forests as biome preserves led to the adoption of a nationwide policy of participatory land management. By incentivizing the responsible economic use of forests for the purposes of agriculture—such as coffee production—the government hoped to protect and preserve remaining forests. At his washing station in Wush Wush, Dinkalem collects cherry from some 2,500 smallholders who grow coffee in their gardens as well as foragers who harvest wild cherry from the forests of Keffa.

Variety

74110 is a compact Ethiopian Arabica selection developed through the Jimma Agricultural Research Center’s work on coffee berry disease resistance and productivity. It originated from Metu-Bishari material and was released in 1979. Growing conditions and processing remain important to its cup expression.

Processing

Honey processing removes the cherry skin while retaining some mucilage, the sticky fruit layer around the seed, during drying. No honey is added: the name refers to that retained fruit material, which can influence sweetness and texture.