Ethiopia Sidama Ayla Bombe Natural

Tasting Notes:  Strawberry •  Cherry Raspberry • Red Kool-Aid

Cup Profile: 

This coffee opens with a loud, candy-like red fruit aroma—strawberries, raspberries, cherry, red Kool-Aid, Twizzlers, and strawberry Laffy Taffy. The wet aroma is expressive and sweet, with layers of red candy, jammy berry, and a touch of blueberry depth.

Hot, the cup is vibrant and fruit-forward with lots of red fruit intensity. Strawberry, raspberry, cherry, and Twizzler-like sweetness lead the profile, supported by a soft jammy body and a slight milkiness that gives the cup a rounder, sweeter feel. There’s also a blueberry note that adds depth without taking over the main red-fruit character.

As it cools, the coffee becomes more expressive and slightly heavier, with cherry-raspberry candy, red Kool-Aid, strawberry taffy, and lingering Twizzler sweetness. The finish is sweet, playful, and fruit-saturated, with medium-high intensity and a syrupy candy-like impression.

Overall:
A bold, expressive coffee with notes of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, blueberry jam, red Kool-Aid, and Twizzlers. Sweet, jammy and packed with red candy-like fruit.

About:

The natural processed coffees at the Ayla washing station first go through hand-sorting to remove under ripe cherries. The coffee fruit is then floated in water to separate “floaters” and rinse the fruit.

After sorting, the cherries are spread out on raised beds and turned at least 5 times per day to ensure even drying. Depending on the weather, this drying process takes between 15 and 21 days. 

The Ayla washing station is owned by Testi Trading and operated by the Yonis family and their team. We have had the pleasure of buying coffees from Faysel Yonis since 2015 and the coffee never disappoints! Testi Trading makes significant investments in the communities that they operate in through their Project Direct initiatives. So far they have completed construction of multiple primary schools and even the first ever high school in the town of Hamasho, a small town in Sidama.