ALO DARK ROOM [WASHED LOT #13] - 74158, WASHED - ETHIOPIA

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PARIS, FRANCE

ALO DARK ROOM [WASHED LOT #13] - 74158, WASHED

JASMINE
CANDIED LEMON
LEMONGRASS
WHITE PEACH

ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA
REGION: SIDAMA, BENSA
PRODUCER: TAMIRU TADESSE
FARM: ALO COFFEE
VARIETY: 74158
PROCESS: DARK ROOM WASHED
ALTITUDE: 2,442 MASL

ROAST DATE: MARCH 18, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

THIS EXCEPTIONAL BATCH COMES FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF SIDAMA, BENSA, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,442 M, WHERE PRODUCER TAMIRU TADESSE CULTIVATES COFFEES OF REMARKABLE QUALITY.

THE CHERRIES ARE HARVESTED AT FULL MATURITY AND THEN CAREFULLY SORTED TO ENSURE PERFECT HOMOGENEITY BEFORE ENTERING AN INNOVATIVE PROCESS: DARK ROOM WASHED.

UNLIKE THE TRADITIONAL WASHED PROCESS, THE PULPED CHERRIES DO NOT UNDERGO ANY CONVENTIONAL FERMENTATION. DRYING BEGINS SLOWLY IN THE SHADE ON RAISED BEDS UNTIL IT REACHES APPROXIMATELY 30% HUMIDITY. THE COFFEE IS THEN TRANSFERRED TO A DARK, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ROOM WHERE AIRFLOW AND HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE PRECISELY REGULATED TO ENSURE A LONG, EVEN, AND EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN DRYING PROCESS.

IN THE CUP, THIS PROCESS REVEALS REMARKABLE AROMATIC PURITY: FLORAL NOTES OF JASMINE, CANDIED LEMON, AND LEMONGRASS, ALONG WITH THE SWEETNESS OF WHITE PEACH, FOLLOWED BY A VERY PERSISTENT FLORAL FINISH. THE TEXTURE IS DELICATE, SUPPORTED BY A LIVELY AND ELEGANT ACIDITY.

A RARE COFFEE, TESTIFYING TO THE KNOW-HOW OF ALO COFFEE AND THE INNOVATION OF TAMIRU TADESSE IN THE SEARCH FOR EXCEPTIONAL AROMATIC PROFILES.