Basha Bekele - Ethiopia {Honey}

Technical Data

Roaster: SEY Coffee
Origin: Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia
Producer: Basha Bekele
Altitude: 2,300 masl
Varietal: 74158
Process: Honey
Harvest: December 2025
Profile: Kiwi · Orange Blossom · Guava
Format: 250 g
Roast: Light Roast
Ideal for: Filter · Espresso

Why do we like it?

We like it because it's the first Badigalo coffee that SEY Coffee has worked on with Basha Bekele, a renowned producer from Bensa, and for its exceptionally clean and expressive profile.

Who should buy this coffee?

✓ Lovers of fruity and floral Ethiopian coffees.
✓ Those seeking coffees from renowned producers.
✓ Those who enjoy light roasts and complex profiles.
✓ Ideal for both filter and espresso.

Description

Basha Bekele is a coffee from Badigalo, the new highest altitude site of this renowned producer from Bensa, Sidama.

This is the first year SEY Coffee has worked with Badigalo, and the quality of the lot has been exceptional. Grown at 2,300 MASL, this coffee offers a particular expression of the 74158 variety.

Basha Bekele is a prominent producer from Bensa who took first place in the Cup of Excellence in 2024. SEY's work in Bensa has been ongoing for several years and continues to provide some of their highest-scoring coffees.

In the cup, we find kiwi, orange blossom, and guava, creating a fruity, floral, and expressive profile.

Process

Cherries are hand-picked at their optimal ripeness and then floated to remove defects.

They are then pulped as quickly as possible, intentionally leaving a small amount of mucilage.

The coffee is dried on beds protected from the sun, retaining the mucilage for three days until it reaches approximately 10% moisture.

About variety 74158

74158 is one of the varieties developed by Ethiopia's Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC).

It was approved for distribution in 1979 and comes from the Metu Bishari selections, originally collected from mother plants in the Metu area of Illuababora.

The variety was selected for its high yield potential and resistance to coffee berry disease.

Sensory summary
Kiwi
Orange blossom
Guava

About SEY Coffee

SEY Coffee is a Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster built around one principle: no compromises on quality.

They work directly with some of the world's most exceptional producers, focusing on transparency, long-term relationships, and sustainable growth throughout the coffee supply chain. SEY believes great coffee starts at origin, which is why they continually reinvest in the producers behind every lot.

Their roasting philosophy is simple: let the coffee speak for itself. Through meticulous light roasting and constant refinement, they aim to showcase the purest expression of each coffee's terroir, variety, and processing method.

Driven by innovation, transparency, and an obsession with quality, SEY produces coffees that are vibrant, expressive, and uncompromisingly clean.

👉 "No compromises. Just extraordinary coffee."