Melaku Negash

Melaku Negash produces coffee in the Sidama and Sidamo regions of Ethiopia, operating within an altitude band of 1800 to 2200 meters. This geographic context places the production firmly in traditional southern Ethiopian highlands known for high-elevation coffee cultivation. The varietal profile documented in the catalog consists entirely of local heirloom cultivars, appearing across all recorded entries. This reflects a traditional planting approach focused on regional landraces rather than isolated single-variety selections. Processing methods for Melaku Negash are exclusively washed. All cataloged lots utilize this traditional wet processing method, emphasizing clean cup profiles and regional clarity. The catalog footprint includes three total coffees, all of which are currently in stock. These lots are carried by two different roasters, yielding an average Cherrybook Index across their lots of 58.5. Recent catalog examples illustrate this distribution, featuring the Meaza lot roasted by Coava Coffee and the Melaku Negash Chelba Organic Washed roasted by PT's Coffee Roasting Co., all processed as washed heirloom coffees. The work of Melaku Negash in the catalog is defined by a consistent focus on washed local heirloom selections from Sidama and Sidamo.