Chelbesa

Name: Chelbesa
Brand: Olisipo Coffee Roasters
Availability: InStock

Jasmin · Peach · Earl Grey · floral · tea-like · stone fruit · jasmine

Fruity Tea-like FloralFor espressoFor filter

66,80 €/kg

66,80 € for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about 1,20 € for an 18 g espresso dose

Price observed 5 Nov 2026. This is the bag, not the basket: delivery is not included.

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Bag	Price	Per kilo
250 g	17,60 €	70,40 €/kg
1 kg	66,80 €	66,80 €/kg

The 1 kg bag works out 5% cheaper per kilo than the 250 g.

What Olisipo Coffee Roasters says about this coffee

ORIGIN

The coffee producing country of Ethiopia is legendary; not only because it is the genetic ‘cradle’ of Arabica coffee, but also because it is simply unique in the coffee world. Unlike the vast majority of coffee-growing countries worldwide, the species was not introduced as a cash crop through colonisation – rather it is indigenous to the country and adapted to the climate and terroir over many centuries. Today, the vast majority of Ethiopia’s farmers are multi-generational smallholders and sustenance farmers, with less than one hectare of land for production, otherwise known as ‘garden coffee’. Farming practices remain largely traditional, with careful attention to mixed cropping systems and selective cherry harvesting. To support household food security and maximize land use, farmers frequently intercrop coffee with enset (false banana), as well as crops such as avocado and papaya.

Worka Chelbesa is situated in the Gedeo zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. The region is an enclave that runs along the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands shaped by high altitudes and nutrient-rich, acidic soils which contribute to th…

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Ethiopia

Region

Worka

Producer

Smallholder Producers

Process

washed

Variety

Heirloom

Altitude

2000 to 2300 m

Not stated

farm or estate, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.

How it sits among coffee from Ethiopia

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Ethiopia: 927 of 2,375 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Olisipo Coffee Roasters describe this coffee as fruity, floral, tea-like. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Ethiopia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

tea-like is unusual here — 18% of coffee from Ethiopia are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Ethiopia coffees

What Olisipo Coffee Roasters says about itself

Recyclable packaging

“All of our coffees are packed in metal-free oxygen barrier one-way valve bags that are 100% recyclable.” their page (opens in a new tab)

These are claims the roaster makes about its business, not about this coffee, and we have not checked them against any register.

Where each fact came from

Species

“The coffee producing country of Ethiopia is legendary; not only because it is the genetic ‘cradle’ of Arabica coffee, but also because it is simply unique in the coffee world.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

Producer: Smallholder Producers Cultivar: Heirloom Altitude: 2000-2300m Harvest: January – February Notes: Jasmin, Peach and Earl Grey… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

Region

“Worka Chelbesa is situated in the Gedeo zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Processing

“The site is equipped to handle both natural and washed processing, using raised drying beds and washing channels to maintain careful control throughout drying and washing stages.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

A further 5 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.

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