Idido is part of Yirgacheffe, one of 8 woredas, or districts, that together comprise the dense and competitive highland zone of Gedeo. (The entire Gedeo zone is often referred to as "Yirgacheffe" thanks to the notoriety of this particular district.) Idido is one of Ethiopia's best-known communities.

It's centrally located among Yirgacheffe producers, being just a few kilometers outside the town of Yirga Chefe itself a surprisingly small community given its mythical stature as one of the world's most gifted coffee landscapes. As a coffee terroir, this part of Gedeo has for decades been considered a benchmark for beauty and complexity in arabica coffee known for being beguilingly ornate and jasmine like when fully washed, and seductively punchy and sweet when sundried and requires an introduction. 

For this lot, the processing station, managed by Mesele Haile, and hundreds of farmers from the Idido community contribute cherries to the station. Cherries are all floated for density and then placed directly onto drying beds, where they will be consistently turned and rotated for the few weeks that drying requires. The beds are covered at night to protect the cherry from settling humidity, as well as for a few hours each afternoon to prevent scorching from the searingly-hot midday sun.

Region -Idido municipality, Yirgacheffe district, Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia

Grower - Alamayehu Gosaye

Elevation - 2200-2400 MASL

Soil - Vertisol

Variety - Wolisho, Dega (local landraces), and 74112 and 74110 local landraces

Process - Full Natural and Dried on Raised Beds

Roast Level - Medium/Light - right at 1st crack

Cupping Notes - Lemon, blueberry, strawberry, floral, chocolate, creamy