Dinkinesh: Weaver Street Market - Ethiopia - Bulk

Name: Dinkinesh: Duromina Region: Agaro Gera, Jimma Tasting Notes: Ripe melon, apricot, jasmine Producers: Kata Muduga Cooperative Process: Washed Variety: Ethiopia Landraces Altitude: 1,900 - 2,100 MASL Roast: Light-Medium

$18.50 / 12 oz MSRP

Recommended Brewing Parameters:

Espresso: 1:2.2 - 1:2.3 (17.5-18g in, 38.5-41.5g out, 25-28 seconds)

Filter: 1:17.0

Batch Brew: 1:17.0

Duromina means “improve their lives.”

Duromina wowed us from the start with its balanced brightness. Tasting the fresh crop Ethiopian coffees at the start of the season is always a great experience (all those great fruit and floral aromas and flavors!) but sometimes, you taste a coffee that instantly triggers a sensory memory, a flavor that calls back something so distinctly that it feels like getting smacked upside the head. Our head roaster Mandy had just that experience: the prominent taste from this coffee reminded them of Sfusato lemon, the giant lemons from the Amalfi coast of Italy. It’s intensely sweet and perfumey, with very little of a lemon’s usual tartness. Drizzled with olive oil, it’s a perfect snack. But we digress here, so let’s get to the tasting notes. Delicate floral aromatics of jasmine and honeysuckle shine, with lemon, rock candy, and blood orange. The flavor opens up into a pronounced sweet lemon quality, with cantaloupe and honeydew melon, honeysuckle, clementine orange balancing out Duromina’s beautiful acidity.

Duromina is well-known and prized in the coffee industry, and the Kata Muduga Cooperative Union’s investment in the co-ops of the region makes that quality possible. New equipment and the strong leadership of Kata Muduga allow for precision during the processing of Duromina. Our partners at Red Fox Coffee Importers have been purchasing coffees in the region for over 10 years, helping to bring these beautiful coffees to us and well-deserved recognition to the cooperatives that are part of Kata Muduga.

Click <<here>> for an interview with Asnake Nigat of the Kata Muduga Cooperative Union with Red Fox owner Aleco Chigounis.

Sourced from the Agaro Gera region of Jimma, this Ethiopia Landraces lot is produced by the Kata Muduga Cooperative and roasted by Little Waves Coffee Roasters. The coffee undergoes a washed process, a method often utilized to highlight the inherent clarity and acidity of the bean. Coffees from Ethiopia · Agaro Gera, Jimma are frequently celebrated for their complex, vibrant profiles, and this selection showcases a wide spectrum of fruit and floral characteristics, ranging from stone fruits like apricot to delicate aromatics such as jasmine and honeysuckle. When evaluating the nuanced layers of ripe melon, citrus, and rock candy present in this cup, referencing a flavor wheel can be a helpful tool for identifying the specific interplay between its bright acidity and sweet, candy-like finish. Grown at elevations between 1900 and 2100 masl, this offering represents the distinct terroir and traditional cultivation practices of the region.