{"product_id":"gobena-bendo","title":"Gobena Bendo","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.087%; height: 195.938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFarm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eBanko Gotiti Washing Station\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eProducer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eMr. Gobena Bendo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eEthiopia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eGedeb, Gedeo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eProcess\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eWashed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eVariety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eEthiopian Landraces\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eNotes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePeach, White Grape, Jasmine Pearls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eElevation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e2180 MASL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eHarvest\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eOctober 2025 - January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 31.8068%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eArrival into Australia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.7467%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eJuly 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis coffee was grown by \u003cb\u003eMr. Gobena Bendo \u003c\/b\u003eand processed at the \u003cb\u003eBanko Gotiti \u003c\/b\u003eWashing Station in\u003cb\u003e Gedeo, Yirgacheffe Ethiopia\u003c\/b\u003e. This lot is a field blend of \u003cb\u003eLandrace cultivars\u003c\/b\u003e. Mr Gobena Bendo grows coffee between \u003cb\u003e2200-2300 \u003c\/b\u003eMASL.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough specific processing details weren’t available to us for this coffee. It is processed as a “Washed” or “Wet” Process coffee. The process of producing Washed coffees in Ethiopia will vary slightly from washing station to washing station, but generally speaking the coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day. There is usually a fermentation period of 8–12 hours in open-air tanks, then washed in water channels to remove the mucilage. The coffee seeds will be spread on raised beds to dry for 5–15 days, depending on the weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis is a unique and \u003cb\u003edelicate Washed\u003c\/b\u003e coffee. Straight away, I'm getting subtle green tea with flowers, first flush \u003cstrong\u003eJasmine Pearls\u003c\/strong\u003e, but this coffee is also super crisp and fresh. \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Grape\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with slightly unripe, tart and crunchy white \u003cstrong\u003ePeach\u003c\/strong\u003e. This one is definitely a favorite from this line-up. Mr Gobena’s coffee is showing unique florals, with the dried apple and spiced-tea like character giving a very pleasant cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHere is some more info about Mr. Gobena Bendo provided to us via Cafe Imports team:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Mr. Gobena Bendo is a 65-year-old farmer with a lifetime of experience in coffee production. He inherited 10 hectares of land from his father and hopes to pass it on to some of his children, who still live in the same village. For many years, he has relied on income from coffee production to support his livelihood. This income covers his expenses for health, transportation, and other daily needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMr. Gobena produces 7 to 8 quintals of coffee per hectare and also grows cereals on part of his land to meet his family’s annual food consumption needs. To assist with the farmwork, he employs two part-time workers, in addition to the help he receives from his adult children, who live nearby with their parents.\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eCafe Imports has been working hard to deliver Single Farmer traceable lots from Ethiopia for the last 14 years! This is something that we love to see \u0026amp; support, as it provides opportunities to access very small microlots from our favorite coffee growing country, as well as put the spotlight to the farmers who produce this awesome coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eHere is a short blurb about the Single Farmer Project, direct from Cafe Imports website:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“The Single Farmer Project is the result of an effort to support Ethiopian producers with a marketplace for farm-traceable coffees. Back in 2012, during a turbulent time in Ethiopia's coffee exporting history, Partner and CEO Jason Long worked with an established cooperative to export some of the first ever truly “Farm Traceable” lots from Ethiopia. This was the first time a roaster could highlight the individual farmer for their Ethiopian Coffee. It was the start of an incredible project and truly began the movement for traceability in Ethiopia as we see more often today. This project also gave us some very fun stories like literally bringing a backpack full of Ethiopian Birr to Yirgacheffe with COO Noah Namowicz to pay the premiums directly to these farmers who participated. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThis project is made possible in conjunction with important export partners supporting and bringing to market individual farmer lots. Samples are sent out to potential buyers, price is negotiated on the farmers' behalf, and contracts are only accepted when the producer agrees on a sales price and their name is on the contract for each coffee they sell. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“Our goals with this project would be to help garner and develop long-term relationships between the producers we are already working with and coffee roasting companies that share in the values of transparency, traceability, and relationship that this program represents,\" says Claudia, green-coffee buyer for Cafe Imports.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eImport Partner: Cafe Imports Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll our coffees are sold as whole beans.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anamorphic Coffee","offers":[{"title":"250g \/ Light","offer_id":48435580469469,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/4201\/9805\/files\/mock_light_26_6c7d5853-b88d-4f67-a083-143f7d163a97.png?v=1788264150","url":"https:\/\/anamorphiccoffee.com\/products\/gobena-bendo","provider":"Anamorphic Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}