Blueberry Tea

Spectrum: Origins

Producer Partner: Omwani Coffee

Origin: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia

Producer: Abebe Hailu

Varietal: 74110, Local Landraces

Altitude: 2100

Process: Natural

Blueberry, eucalyptus, hard caramel

This lot comes from Abebe Hailu in Halo Bariti, Yirgacheffe, where he cultivates JARC (Jimma Agricultural Research Centre) selections such as 74110 alongside local landraces on his 4.5‑hectare farm. These JARC varieties were developed for cup quality and resilience, and they offer a level of varietal traceability not often possible with Ethiopia’s broader landrace populations, helping us understand more clearly how specific selections express themselves at high elevation.

Abebe and his family hand‑pick only fully ripe cherries and dry them slowly on raised African beds for 15–18 days, turning them frequently to maintain clarity and sweetness. Once dried, the coffee is milled in Gedeb and Dunkem for careful cleaning, sorting, and preparation before export. The result is a natural process coffee that’s bright, clean, and fruit‑forward, with the kind of polished, tea‑like profile Yirgacheffe is known for.