Jigesa | Ethiopia | Filter

Region: Shakisso Varietal: Kurume & Wolisho Process: Natural Altitude: 1,850 masl Suitable for Pourover & other filter methods. Located in the Shakisso woreda (administrative district) of Ethiopia’s Guji Zone, Jigesa is a bustling washing station owned and operated by Testi Specialty Coffee. As Testi’s first processing site, it marks the beginning of founder Faysel Abdosh’s dream of establishing a business that promoted the exceptional quality of the country’s coffee regions. Having grown up in the renowned Harar coffee production area, Faysel began buying and selling the crop from farmers when he was still in high school. “Coffee is my life, that’s why,” Faysel told us when we asked him why he established Testi. “I love the coffee business. I love the countryside. I was born there, and so I love being around coffee farms.” When establishing Jigesa in 2015, Faysel and the company introduced meticulous practices at every step of production, from cherry delivery to drying and storing, which are still rigorously followed. During the harvest, Faysel spends most of his time where he is happiest, visiting the company’s washing stations on Ethiopia’s countryside.