There are some OG origins and processes that get our juices flowing every year. Washed Ethiopians and specifically Sidama coffees rank highly amongst them. Our first Ethiopian coffee of the season comes from a new importer to us 'Coffee Legends'. We met Atri at this years London Coffee Festival and cupped his pre-shipped samples and were very impressed. We booked two coffees, this washed and the Rumudamo natural which will be released shortly. Atri unsurprisingly mentioned that their coffees had placed highly in Cup of Excellence competitions over the years including 2nd place in 2022.

Arbegona is one of the 30 district in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Arbegona is bordered on the south by Bona Zuria, on the southwest by Bursa, on the northwest by Gorche, on the north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Bensa. The major town in Arbegona is Arbegona.

The altitude of is around 2,200m above sea level and located at the highest altitude among other coffee-growing areas in the country. The coffee available in this area is categorized as Highland Coffee.

This coffee comes from small plots in the highland area of Arbegona in a specific village called Boreta, which benefits from the very high altitude of 2200 MASL. Coffee is the main cash crop in this area, though many other crops grow here such as sugar cane, false banana, spices and vegetables. Cherries are sorted based on density and quality by floating them in large water tanks. Passing through a fermentation phase for 12-36 hours, the parchment coffee is then spread out on raised beds under the sun to dry.