LIGHT ROAST

The Bombe mountains produce incredible, intense natural processed coffees. However, you might not know that this region of Sidama was largely cut off from the open coffee market for many years due to the difficulty of logistics in the mountainous region. Thankfully, enterprisingly locals saw the potential of this region’s coffee and worked hard to bring it to the world market.

Asefa Dukamo founded Daye Bensa coffee in 1996 with the dream of bringing the coffee of Shantawene and Keramo villages to the world stage. 24 years later his dream came true when Daye Bensa won back to back to back Cup of Excellence Awards in 2020, 2021 and 2022. These days he and his team manage several farms and work with hundreds of local smallholder farmers, but Asefa still finds the time every season to take extra care with a few hand selected lots. This Founder’s Reserve makes up a tiny fraction of the coffee Daye Bensa brings to market and each small box is vacuum sealed and serialized for maximum traceability.

Flavor
Sweet, clean and bright.  Strawbery, peach, ripe red fruit.

Processing Method
Natural

Bag Details
10oz. whole bean coffee