{"product_id":"36105","title":"Ethiopia Bench Sheko 2 Washed Ojemta - 36105 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sourcing Details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Changes in the \u0026lt;span class=\"mark7kzfpp66q\"\u0026gt;Ethiopia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;n export rules have opened new opportunities to develop relationships with vertically integrated suppliers.  Royal has seized on the opportunity to work directly with BNT Industry and Trading PLC, which owns and operates a \u0026lt;span class=\"mark6domeij65\"\u0026gt;2\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;500 acre estate Mizan Gisha Coffee Farm in \u0026lt;span class=\"markrj4rvgc2t\"\u0026gt;Bench\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Sheko, formally known as the \u0026lt;span class=\"markrj4rvgc2t\"\u0026gt;Bench\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Maji zone, in \u0026lt;span class=\"mark7kzfpp66q\"\u0026gt;Ethiopia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;’s far southwest.  The zone has a reputation for stability and predictable cup profiles. In \u0026lt;span class=\"mark6domeij65\"\u0026gt;2\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;021, a successful referendum established a new, separate region comprising \u0026lt;span class=\"markrj4rvgc2t\"\u0026gt;Bench\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Maji and a few surrounding zones, and is now called \u0026lt;span class=\"markrj4rvgc2t\"\u0026gt;Bench\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"markpvnuhy06q\"\u0026gt;Sheko\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;.  But the “\u0026lt;span class=\"markrj4rvgc2t\"\u0026gt;Bench\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Maji” image and reputation still persists in the coffee world.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\nUpon arrival at the BNT processing station, cherries are carefully hand sorted and floated to separate out less dense beans, then depulped, fermented, \u0026lt;span class=\"markevcenvmkn\"\u0026gt;washed\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; and placed on raised beds to gently reduce the moisture to 11 percent.  BNT also has its own dry mill, which allows for traceability all the way through to the final export stage.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430949634236,"sku":"3427097000038024564","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Bench-Sheko-Zone-South-West-Ethiopia-Peoples-Region-Ethiopia_a66853ea-b765-4012-84ce-b8bb2121a4c3.jpg?v=1788820382","url":"https:\/\/royalcoffee.com\/products\/36105","provider":"Royal Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}