Ethiopia Dry Process Sidama Bombe
Coffee Specs
SOURCE
Bombe Village, Sidama, Ethiopia
CULTIVARS
Heirloom Cultivars
GRADE
Grade 1
PROCESSES
Dry Process (Natural); Raised Bed Sun-Dried; Farm Gate
ELEVATION
2000-2100 masl
ROAST
Light (395˚F); Aillio Bullet R1 V2
FLAVOR
Notes of raspberry, strawberry, orange, jasmine, and a cranberry-like acidity
BREWING
Hario V60 w/ Melodrip or Brew Assist;
20g/300ml: 50ml bloom, 100ml, 75ml, 75ml
Farm Notes
Bombe is a privately owned farm and processing site near Shantawene Village, tucked away in the Bombe mountains of Ethiopia's Sidama growing region. Along with coffee from their own farm called "Daye Bensa", they are buying and processing coffee from local farmers from three different growing areas nearby - Shantawene, Bombe and Keramo villages. The samples we tasted from all three sites scored very high and we wound up buying wet and dry process lots from all of them. This lot is a mix of coffees harvested from their own farm and outgrowers around Bombe village. They are a certified organic station, however, we did not bring this lot in with the certificate (they're also Rain Forest Alliance and UTZ certified). (Notes provided by our vendor.)
Cupping Notes
Bombe is loaded with fruit-forward flavors, juicy and bright, and offers an aromatic floral side when kept to a light roast. The cup complexity came through loud and clear in dark roasts too, bittersweetness being on the lower end of the intensity scale, whereas juicy fruit flavors made a big impression. The fragrance of the ground coffee had berry theme to my nose, like freeze-dried berries, and strawberry milk powder, sweet and quite interesting. Pouring the hot water was when I first picked up on the floral aroma, like fresh jasmine blossom, a quintessential Sidama characteristic. There was a very nice berry intensity in the steam, with a note of dried apricot. In the cup, the light roast had dominant notes of red raspberry and strawberry, both tasted juicy and sweet. The acidity level was impressive, especially considering this is a dry process coffee. A tart cranberry-like note cut through the rest, adding a lively snap in the cup profile. Brewing this coffee later, I noted a juicy orange note, and dried fruit accents. Florals are a big draw for me, and Bombe's pulled me in. They're integrated into the fruits, and while they do have a jasmine slant too, they also have the floral aspect of really ripe fruit.