Strawberry Shortcake - 72 Hr Anaerobic Ethiopian

Strawberry Shortcake is an Ethiopian coffee from Alo Coffee, led by 2021 Cup of Excellence winner Tamiru Tadesse. This special lot comes from Tamiru Tadesse's main station, Hatessa, a highland village in Bensa, producing just 5–8 tons of natural coffee each year from surrounding smallholders.

Farmers select uniformly ripe cherries before delivery. The fruit is sealed in blue plastic tanks for a 72-hour anaerobic fermentation in cool, controlled conditions. Afterward, the cherries are dried on raised beds for 25 days, turned hourly to ensure even moisture reduction. Once the coffee reaches 11–11.5% moisture, it’s sealed in GrainPro to preserve and deepen aromatics.

This is one of our recent favorite's here at Paix. In the cup, it is deeply sweet, expressing heavy dark fruits like strawberries. As it cools, the body gets softer which made it very reminiscent of strawberries and whipped cream.