*OMNI* Ethiopia Bensa Sagara Natural

關於這咖啡，About the coffee(English Version at the end)

埃塞俄比亞是目前專家學者公認阿拉比卡品種的發源地，也是全球咖啡基因的寶庫，咖啡品種浩繁 ，至少超過1000種以上。班莎鎮(Bensa Woreda)位於伊索比亞南部西達摩州 (Sidama Region)，知 名的耶加雪菲鎮即位於其西南方約70公里處。薩佳拉處理廠(Sagara Washing Station)位於黑騎村 (Hechi Kebele) ，大約在班莎鎮(Bensa Woreda)東邊3公里處，這裡以咖啡維生的人口居多，咖啡種 植海拔達1860~2160公尺，日夜溫差大，加上富含鐵質的肥沃紅棕土壤，是生產優質精品咖啡的絕 佳微型氣候。2024年8月，衣索比亞第4屆COE競賽剛剛落幕，來自全國的參賽農民，經過三輪評選 晉級，最後共27名獲得優勝獎座;其中前10名的優勝者中Bensa班莎鎮共入選5名，成為本屆獲獎最 多的產區， 儼然是今年COE大熱門。一般稱衣索比亞品種為Heirloom，其實並不是指單一特定品種 ，較接近的中文翻譯應該是「傳家寶」，意思是指來自咖啡發源地的原生種，是上帝賜給人類的寶物。 1970年代，咖啡果疫病(CBD)在衣索比亞肆虐，造成約七八成的損失。衣索比亞政府於是在吉馬 (Jimma)地區成立吉馬農業研究中心(JARC)，在主要咖啡產區蒐集了639株咖啡樹，並在反覆測試實 驗中選出13個品種，並於1974~1975年間釋出供農民選擇栽種。這些品種以五碼編號命名，開頭「74 」「75」即代表釋出年份，後面3碼則是當初研究者賦予的編號。 本次上架的「 74110 / 74112 」 就是這樣來的呢!

Sagara washing station is owned by Daye Bensa Coffee Export, who own farms and washing stations around Southern Ethiopia. This particular washing station is located in the Segera kebele within the Bensa woreda of the Sidama zone. The washing station sits 1980masl and the coffee cherries are purchased from outgrowers with farms nearby. They are typically small farmers with between 0.5 and 3 hectares of land which is managed organically with compost and is often grown within the native forest. There is a mix of varieties in the area, some of which are local landrace selections, but more commonly it is the 74158 variety, which is a selection from the Jimma research centre. 74160 is widely distributed varieties across Ethiopia and was selected for its resistance to CBD and high yield. The coffee delivered to the Segera washing station is pulped, fermented under water and then washed before being placed on raised beds to dry for around two weeks. At this site the team are very selective about cherry quality ensuring only the ripest are bought and make sure the coffee is dried slowly with a skin drying phase to start the process.