Adorsi is a privately-owned washing station that is located in the Yirgacheffe woreda (administrative district) in Ethiopia’s Gedeo zone. The washing station is found in the kebele (local village) of Aricha, and is one of 26 owned and managed by Testi Coffee, a family-owned company founded by Mr Faysel A. Yonis.

Sitting at 1,950m above sea level, Adorsi pro3duces exceptional washed, natural and special preparation lots. The washing station was first built in 2001, and was acquired by Testi in 2018. Adorsi is one of Testi’s busiest washing stations: it employs 50 permanent staff and 400 seasonal workers who process a whopping seven containers of washed coffee, ten of naturals, and a little more than a full container of special preparation lots annually.

At Adorsi, Testi separates and processes each kebele’s cherry delivery as a distinct lot, providing extra traceability. This particular coffee comes from the kebele of Aricha, and is made up of cherry grown by 800 outgrowers.

During harvest, freshly picked coffee cherry is delivered daily by some 800 independent outgrowers from ten nearby kebeles, including Aricha, Reko, Gersi, Naga Singage, and Idido. The majority of the families that contribute to this lot farm organically on tiny plots of land, averaging just half a hectare in size. Coffee is their main cash crop and grows alongside food crops of corn, grain and bananas, under the shade of native Birbira, Wanza, and Acacia trees. The average elevation of the farms in this region is very high, averaging between 1,900–2,000m above sea level. This, combined region’s cool temperatures, is ideal for the slow ripening of coffee cherries, leading to denser beans and a sweeter, more complex cup profile.