Ethiopia - Chelchele Kelloo

Roasted to order — ships within 1 week of your roast date. These light-roast beans hit their peak two to three weeks after roasting.

A bright, juicy washed Ethiopian single origin

Chelchele Kelloo is a washed single origin from the Chelchele station in Gedeb, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Grown by smallholder farmers at 1,900–2,100m and lightly roasted in Kuala Lumpur, it's a clean, floral filter coffee for drinkers who love bright, fruit-forward cups — think lemon verbena, peach and delicate florals.

Tasting Notes

Lemon Verbena · Peach · Floral
Light-bodied and tea-like, with juicy peach iced-tea sweetness, gentle citrus acidity and a clean, floral finish.

Coffee Details

About This Coffee

This is a beautiful washed lot from the Chelchele washing and drying station, named after the village of Chelchele in the district of Gedeb. The site sits at 2,000 metres and processes cherry grown between 1,900 and 2,100 metres, where local smallholders deliver ripe cherries from coffee intercropped with enset, beans and avocado trees in the region's red-brown, fertile soil.

The station is well equipped for careful processing: 14 fermentation and washing tanks, 130–150 raised drying beds, two 90,000-litre water tanks and a dedicated warehouse for dry preparation. With an average annual temperature of 15.5–17.8°C and roughly 1,404mm of evenly spread rainfall across two rainy seasons, the area gives the coffee a long, slow ripening that shows up in the cup as floral aromatics and bright tropical fruit.

The coffee is grown without chemicals and is certified organic. We lightly roast it in Kuala Lumpur to keep its delicate lemon verbena and peach character intact.

How to Brew Chelchele Kelloo

If the cup tastes sharp or sour, grind a touch coarser or pull the brew time in; if it's flat or drying, grind a little finer. Small tweaks go a long way with a light, delicate coffee like this.

How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?

A 250g bag brews roughly 16 filter cups at 15g per cup. That's a couple of weeks of bright morning pour-overs — enough to get to know this Ethiopian single origin through a full bag while it's at its freshest, with room to dial in your recipe along the way.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this better as espresso or filter?
Filter. This is a light-roast, tea-like Ethiopian single origin built for pour-over and other filter methods, where its lemon verbena, peach and floral notes shine. You can pull it as espresso, but expect a bright, acidic shot.

What does Chelchele Kelloo taste like?
Bright and juicy. Expect lemon verbena, peach iced-tea sweetness and yellow tropical fruit, with a light body, gentle citrus acidity and a clean, floral finish.

How fresh is the coffee?
We roast to order and ship within one week of your roast date. These light-roast beans are at their best two to three weeks after roasting, so there's plenty of time to enjoy the bag at its peak.

Any tips for brewing it well?
Start at a 1:17 ratio — 24g coffee to 400ml water at 93°C over about 3 minutes. If it tastes sour, grind coarser; if it's flat, grind finer. Use filtered water for the cleanest cup.

Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80. Every bag is roasted fresh in Kuala Lumpur and shipped within a week of its roast date.

Want to try before committing? Explore the Taster Box. Buying for an office or café? See Bulk & Office Orders.