Elto (Elora Blood Yeast) - Ethiopia, Tanat |100g

Tasting note: Honey - Grapefruit - Passion Fruit

At the heart of the Elto Coffee project, fermentation plays a real lever for the expression of the terroir. The fermentation protocol is designed to accompany the grains, never to mask their identity. This Elora Blood Yeast lot is the perfect illustration.

Cherries are placed in natural anaerobic fermentation for 72 hours in airtight tanks with yeasts selected to guide fermentation in a controlled manner, before slow drying which preserves the aromatic richness developed during the process.

In a cup, the opening is soft and enveloping. the honey brings satiny floral sweetness. very quickly, this satin is taken from grapefruit, instilling a vibrant freshness, with a slight bitterness structuring everything. then finally comes the passion fruit, bright and juicy, stretching to give a well-integrated tropical acidity. The cup then reveals in its entirety a balance between intensity and readability.

Our Elto Elora Blood Yeast illustrates the evolution of modern fermentations in Ethiopia. Technology does not replace the Ethiopian terroir, it offers it a richer vocabulary.