Flavor Notes

Lime Zest

Black Cherry

Stone Fruits

Lime Zest, Black Cherry, Stone Fruits

12oz of Ethiopia Ayla Bombe SOE
5lb of Ethiopia Ayla Bombe SOE

Roast Level: Comforting

  • 3

    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

$24

Ayla Bombe brings together coffees from smallholder farmers surrounding the Ayla washing station in Ethiopia's Sidama region. As espresso, the sweetness and complexity of coffees from this region really shine, with notes of ripe stone fruit and fresh lime zest. Shot Specs: 18g in / 30-34 seconds / 47-50g out

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Roast Level: Comforting

  • 3

    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

Ayla Bombe brings together coffees from smallholder farmers surrounding the Ayla washing station in Ethiopia's Sidama region. As espresso, the sweetness and complexity of coffees from this region really shine, with notes of ripe stone fruit and fresh lime zest.

Shot Specs: 18g in / 30-34 seconds / 47-50g out

Lime Zest

Black Cherry

Stone Fruits

The details

Origin story

  • Country Ethiopia
  • Region Bombe, Sidama
  • Elevation Range 2000 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest November 2025 - January 2026
In Season
Organic
This lot comes from the Ayla washing station in Bombe, a high elevation coffee growing community in Ethiopia’s Sidama region. Established in 2010 by family-owned Testi Coffee, Ayla receives freshly picked coffee cherries from neighboring smallholder farmers. Farmers in Bombe cultivate coffee on small plots of land that reach as high as 2,150 meters above sea level, with coffee growing alongside other crops and beneath the shade of native trees. At the washing station, careful sorting begins the moment the cherries arrive and continues throughout processing. The coffee is washed in fresh water from the Bonora River before being dried and sorted on raised beds. As espresso, the sweetness and complexity of coffees from this region really shine. Expect notes of ripe stone fruit and fresh lime zest.
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How To Brew

We recommend your finished espresso should weigh 2.5 times as much as your coffee dose., which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For espresso we recommend a fine grind, setting 1 if you are ordering from Intelligentsiacoffee.com

Recommended Method Espresso Machine

  1. 01.
    Weigh Coffee 18g of coffee yields 45g
  2. 02.
    Grind Coffee
  3. 03.
    Make an even bed of coffee in the portafilter and pull the shot
  4. 04.
    Enjoy
Details on how to brew
Espresso in cup
Image of two growers hugging in field
Image of two growers hugging in field
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Image of the sky and mountains landscape
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Image of growers sorting coffee beans

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12oz of Ethiopia Ayla Bombe SOE
Ethiopia Ayla Bombe SOE