Ethiopia Sidama Washed G1

Meet the Producer

Dale Washing Station — SCFCU

Sidama Zone, Dale, Ethiopia · Est. 2001

The Dale Washing Station, operated by the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, sits at the edge of the Dale district where elevation and abundant spring water create ideal conditions for fully washed processing. Cherries are selectively hand-picked at peak ripeness, depulped within 8 hours, and double-fermented in tiled tanks for 36-48 hours before channel washing. The station processes coffee from over 200 smallholder farms across the Dale highlands, each delivering cherries daily during harvest. SCFCU's investment in water recycling and raised African drying beds at Dale has produced consistently clean, floral cups that exemplify the brightness of high-altitude Sidama washed coffees.