{"product_id":"ethiopia-yirgacheffe-natural","title":"Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural Chelchele","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome coffees make you stop mid-sip and just smile. This is one of them.\u003cbr\u003eGrown at elevations that push the upper limits of what's even possible for Ethiopian coffee, this natural process lot comes from Banko Chelchele — a community perched in the southeastern corner of the legendary Gedeb district. If you know Yirgacheffe, you know the name carries weight. But Gedeb is its own world entirely: wilder, higher, closer to the Guji Zone, and consistently responsible for some of the most electrifying cups we've ever encountered anywhere on the continent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Azeb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind every extraordinary coffee is a person who cares deeply. Azeb Tadesse runs an independent, two-hectare processing site in Chelchele — a small but mighty operation that during harvest season hums with the work of up to 200 people. Cherry is hand-inspected throughout the day for ripeness and uniformity, then laid out in a single layer on raised drying beds to soak up the sun slowly and deliberately over three to six weeks. That unhurried drying is what gives a great natural its soul — layered, fruit-forward complexity that no machine can manufacture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce fully dried to a precise 11.5% moisture content, the coffee travels to Addis Ababa where it's dry-milled by Tadesse Desta Import \u0026amp; Export, using modern color sorting alongside multiple rounds of careful hand-sorting. The result is a lot as clean and intentional as the hands that shaped it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a coffee with a place, a person, and a purpose behind every bag. We hope it finds you on a morning worth savoring.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"30\" alt=\"Grower\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Grower.svg?v=1675748280\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eGrower:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smallholder farmers organized around the Banko Chelchele processing station\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"30\" alt=\"Farm\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Farm.svg?v=1675748279\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smallholder farmers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"30\" alt=\"Region\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Region.svg?v=1675748280\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banko Chelchele, Gedeb District, Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Cultivar.svg?v=1675748280\" alt=\"Cultivar\" width=\"30\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Local arabica landraces and heirloom cultivars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"30\" alt=\"Altitude\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Altitude.svg?v=1675785680\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1950 to 2200 meters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Processing_Method.svg?v=1675748279\" alt=\"Processing Method\" width=\"30\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eProcessing Method:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural and dried on raised beds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProfile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Roast_Level.svg?v=1675748279\" alt=\"Roast Level\" width=\"30\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eRoast Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium Light Roast \u003cimg height=\"16\" alt=\"Medium Light Roast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ticoroasters.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Roast_Level_Indicator_List_-_2.png\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Roast_Level_Indicator_List_-_2.png?v=1597072803\" data-files=\"Roast_Level_Indicator_List_-_2.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/Cup.svg?v=1675748279\" alt=\"Cup\" width=\"30\"\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eCup profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e blueberry, honey, floral\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cup:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNatural-process Gedeb coffees tend to be perfumed and vivid — think ripe stone fruit, floral bursts, and a sweetness that lingers long after the cup is empty. This community sits closer to Guji than to the rest of Yirgacheffe, and the profile shows it: more explosive, more aromatic, unmistakably its own thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tico Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"Whole Beans \/ 12 oz (340 g)","offer_id":32008553037917,"sku":"010100281201","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Espresso Grind \/ 12 oz (340 g)","offer_id":32008553103453,"sku":"010100281202","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Grind (AeroPress \u0026 Moka Pot) \/ 12 oz (340 g)","offer_id":32008553136221,"sku":"010100281203","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Regular Grind (Drip \u0026 Pour Over) \/ 12 oz (340 g)","offer_id":32008553168989,"sku":"010100281204","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coarse Grind (Chemex \u0026 French Press) \/ 12 oz (340 g)","offer_id":32008553201757,"sku":"010100281205","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/7444\/files\/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-natural-chelchele-coffee-195.webp?v=1777965498","url":"https:\/\/www.ticoroasters.com\/products\/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-natural","provider":"Tico Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}