Ethiopiahalbstark · Detmold
AYLA SHANTAWENE, Ethiopia
melon · lemon · tea
58,00 €/kg
58,00 € for 1 kg, their cheapest per kilo · about 1,04 € 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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What halbstark says about this coffee
Producer:
Ayla washing station
Region:
Shantawene, Sidama
Harvest:
2026
Variety
JARC 74110, JARC 74158
Altitude
1950 - 2000m
Process
fully washed
New fully washed Ethiopian coffee from the Ayla washing station in Shantawene. Bright and sweet with a taste that reminds us of honeydew melon and lemon iced tea. What a super delicious cup of coffee!
About this coffee
Faysel Abdosh established Ayla washing station in 2018. He named the station after his niece. Faysel’s company, Testi Specialty Coffee, has several stations in Guji. Ayla is Testi’s first station in Sidamo. About 800 farmers contribute cherry to the station. They cultivate coffee at high altitudes of 1,950 to 2,000 meters above sea level on small plots about 0.5 hectares on average.
In addition to buying cherry, Testi Specialty Coffee also contributes to community wellbeing. In Sidamo, they have helped build schools for local children, supported a water project to make clean water accessible and have helped connect homes to the electricity grid.
Farmers selectively handpick ripe, red cherry and deliver it to Ayla station. Since farms are small, most labor is done by the family. At the station, cherry is vi…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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How it sits among coffee from Ethiopia
halbstark describe this coffee as fruity, citrus, 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
Where each fact came from
Altitude, highest
“1950 - 2000m Process fully washed New fully washed Ethiopian coffee from the Ayla washing station in Shantawene.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Altitude, lowest
“1950 - 2000m Process fully washed New fully washed Ethiopian coffee from the Ayla washing station in Shantawene.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Flavour families
Bright and sweet with a taste that reminds us of honeydew melon and lemon iced tea… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Country of origin
“Grades in Ethiopia depend on visual inspection for defects and on cup quality.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Region
“Shantawene, Sidama Harvest: 2026 Variety JARC 74110, JARC 74158 Altitude 1950 - 2000m Process fully washed New fully washed Ethiopian coffee from the Ayla washing station in Shantawene.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Processing
…fully washed New fully washed Ethiopian coffee from the Ayla washing station in Shantawene. part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Tasting notes
Bright and sweet with a taste that reminds us of honeydew melon and lemon iced tea… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.
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