{"product_id":"hunkute-1","title":"Hunkute","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHunkute is an extremely special coffee to us at Drop Coffee. We’ve been buying and roasting Hunkute for over 13 years, so it plays a huge role in our portfolio as well as our history. Hunkute is located in the Dalle region in Sidamo and is made up of two washing stations (site 1 \u0026amp; site 2) where the coffee is processed and belongs to the Hunkute Sidama Cooperative, which is made up of 2149 members, most of whom are small-scale farmers from the surrounding area.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis harvest is from Hunkute Site 2, which is located at 2150 masl. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Ethiopia there are over 1.1 million smallholder coffee farmers, delivering cherries to local washing stations. Many people people dry, roast, and brew their own coffees themselves. As a country, Ethiopia consumes over 40% of what they produce (compared to Kenya where they keep less than 5% of all the coffee produced in the country). Since Sidamo is such a coffee mecca, the market is competitive for the cooperatives in the region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one of the reasons the Sidama Cooperative pays farmers upfront daily during harvest (November-January). All of the volumes and coffee cherry prices are displayed and they also have a second payment based on the selling price which is then paid to the farmers  by August. This differs greatly from how late we've seen some farmers while visiting different cooperatives in Ethiopia. At Hunkute, about 70% of the payment goes to the farmers and the rest is for investments at the washing stations and the cooperative. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHunkute is like no other coffee we’ve ever come across, with an aroma of dried apricot and bergamot. The cup is complex yet light-bodied, with flavour notes of candied lemon peel, apricot, and a hint of clementine. It finishes dry, reminiscent of Assam tea.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIt’s no surprise many longtime Drop Coffee drinkers hold this as one of their favorites. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drop Coffee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45263251079234,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2464\/3811\/files\/2DEDE5A3-E651-40D7-BB23-1F94BC71460A.png?v=1790199520","url":"https:\/\/dayglow.coffee\/products\/hunkute-1","provider":"Dayglow Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}