Bensa Washing Station

Bensa Washing Station sources its coffee from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia, operating within an altitude band of 1900 to 2330 meters. This geographic context places the station's cherry collection in high elevation terrain known for distinctive regional cup profiles. The varietal landscape represented in the catalog consists entirely of local heirloom cultivars. These traditional varieties form the base of the station's processing output. The process portfolio recorded in the catalog is focused on the washed method. Both coffees currently cataloged from Bensa Washing Station undergo washed processing. The catalog footprint includes two coffees featured by two different roasters. The representation spans offerings from roasters such as 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters and Onyx Coffee Lab. The average Cherrybook Index across their lots is 59.7. Recent catalog examples include the Ethiopia Daye Bensa roasted by 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters and the Ethiopia Layered-Ferment Bombe roasted by Onyx Coffee Lab, both utilizing a washed process and heirloom varieties. Overall, the catalog data highlights Bensa Washing Station as a focused producer contributing washed heirloom lots from the Sidamo region to specialty roasters.