Ethiopia - Chelchele Bildiimoo Organic

Ships within 24 hours of your roast date. As a light roast, the cup opens up beautifully 2 to 3 weeks after roasting.

A bright, organic washed Ethiopia bursting with peach iced tea and tropical fruit

Chelchele Bildiimoo is a certified-organic washed coffee from the Chelchele station in Gedeb, Yirgacheffe. Grown by smallholders at 1900 to 2100 metres and roasted light, it is delicate, juicy and floral. Made for filter drinkers who love expressive, fruit-forward Ethiopian coffee.

Tasting Notes

Peach Iced Tea · Tropical Fruit · Yoghurt
Light-bodied and tea-like, with soft, sweet acidity, yellow tropical fruit and a clean, floral finish.

Coffee Details

About This Coffee

This is one of the standout Ethiopian lots of the year — a beautiful washed coffee from the Chelchele site in the district of Gedeb. It carries an unusual, memorable profile: peach iced tea and yellow tropical fruits wrapped in a floral, fruity aroma.

The Chelchele washing and dry-processing site is named after the village of Chelchele and sits at 2000 metres, processing cherry grown between 1900 and 2100 metres. It is well equipped, with 14 fermentation and washing tanks, 130 to 150 raised drying beds, and two 90,000-litre water tanks. Local smallholders deliver ripe cherries to the site, where the coffee is fermented for 48 to 72 hours and slow-dried on raised beds.

The surrounding land is fertile red-brown soil, with coffee intercropped among enset, beans and avocado trees. The area averages 15.5 to 17.8°C with even rainfall of around 1404mm a year across two rainy seasons. This coffee is grown without chemicals and is certified organic.

How to Brew Chelchele Bildiimoo

If the cup tastes thin or sharp, grind a touch finer or nudge the water hotter; if it turns drying or bitter, grind coarser. Small adjustments draw out the peach and tropical-fruit sweetness.

How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?

At our filter recipe of around 24g per brew, a 250g bag makes roughly 16 cups and a 1.5kg bag makes about 100 cups. For a fruit-forward washed Ethiopia like this, that is a generous run of bright, tea-like mornings — plenty of room to dial in your favourite pour-over.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this coffee better for espresso or filter?
Filter. This is a delicate, light-roasted washed Ethiopia built for pour-over and other filter methods, where its peach iced tea, tropical fruit and floral character shine. You can pull it as espresso, but expect a bright, fruit-driven shot.

What does Chelchele Bildiimoo taste like?
Think peach iced tea, yellow tropical fruit and a soft yoghurt-like creaminess. It is light-bodied and tea-like, with gentle sweet acidity and a clean, floral finish.

How fresh is it?
We ship within 24 hours of your roast date. As a light roast, it is at its best around 2 to 3 weeks after roasting, so there is no rush to open the bag straight away.

Is it really organic?
Yes. The coffee is grown without chemicals and is certified organic, cultivated in fertile red-brown soil and intercropped with enset, beans and avocado trees.

Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80. Every bag is roasted to order in Kuala Lumpur.

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