ETHIOPIA Kello Siko – Filter

Kello Siko comes from Siko Washing Station in Uraga, Guji, Ethiopia, where cherries are sourced from around 500 neighboring farmers at 2100 to 2250 masl. The station was founded in 2017 and works with small nearby farms, most of them about 0.5 to 2 hectares, keeping the lot closely tied to the surrounding highland landscape.

 Cherries are collected by hand and sorted before wet fermentation for 24 to 72 hours, depending on the weather. After fermentation, the coffee is washed in channels, sorted by density in water, soaked for 6 hours, dried for about 13 days, and hand sorted again for 2 to 4 hours. The process gives the cup a silky, floral structure with layered sweetness and a clean finish.

In the cup, that profile moves through baked orange, apricot candy, peach iced tea, orange marmalade, honey, cocoa, and stone fruit jam. The washed process keeps the fruit clear and the sweetness focused, finishing with a bright, polished note of stone fruit jam.

This washed Ethiopian from the Guji region showcases the bright, fruit-forward character typical of washed coffees. Sourced from Siko Washing Station in Uraga at 2100–2250 meters altitude, the lot displays a compelling interplay of stone fruit and citrus: baked orange and apricot candy anchor a profile that moves fluidly through peach iced tea and orange marmalade, finished with honey, cocoa, and stone fruit jam. The roasted expression suggests both confected sweetness and deeper cocoa complexity, creating a balanced, approachable cup. Five Elephant's approach to this Ethiopian origin emphasizes the producer's meticulous washing work and the terroir's natural fruit expression.