We’re experiencing: full & sweet with notes of dried blueberry, rosé, dark chocolate & tobacco.

Producer: over 600 farmers

Location: Bensa, Sidama, 1920-2020masl

Genetic Varieties: Heirloom

Process: Natural

Importing Partner: Osito Coffee

Hamasho Station is located in the Hamasho Kebele or Village and is part of the Bensa area in Sidama, Ethiopia. Managed by Asefa Dukamo Korma, the site sits at an elevation of 1920-2020masl and is dedicated to producing both Natural and Washed coffees. Hamasho or “Serpent” in English, works with over 600 farmers who contribute with their cherries, mostly with the 74158 Variety.

With its mix of rainy and sunny days, the Hamasho region really benefits from its microclimate conditions. In addition, due to the warmer days and cooler nights from such a high elevation, the beans develop slowly and are very dense.

Established in 1996 as producers, Daye Bensa has lived through all the turmoils that coffee growing and exporting entails in the region. Nowadays, they are a reference of excellence and resilience in Ethiopia and work with various communities of out-growers from whom they receive cherries. They work with multiple washing stations in the Bensa, Sidama area, including some of which they own.

In addition to Hamasho, over the past 5 years, both in the US and Europe, we have worked with some of their other washing stations, notably: Keramo, Bombe, and Elala.