Aricha Adorsi Station

Producer

Aricha Adorsi Station

Adorsi is a washing station in Aricha, Yirgacheffe. It is part of the Testi group, which runs more than 30 stations across the country. We visited in October 2025 as part of a sourcing trip through southern Ethiopia. Ahmed, the station's quality manager, showed us around and walked us through the operation.
The station sources cherry from over 1000 smallholder farmers in the surrounding area. It pays more for riper cherry, so farmers have a financial reason to pick more selectively. When we visited, the cherry on the drying beds was evenly ripe and in good condition. Ahmed pays close attention to each step in the process. That consistency in incoming cherry and the care taken through drying is what drew us to Adorsi. We started working with them in 2025.
Adorsi washing station in Aricha, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Coffee selected for Wide Awake's Anemone espresso, featuring notes of apricot, tangerine, honey and elderflower.

Smallholder farms around Aricha extend deep into the Yirgacheffe highlands, some growing coffee in forest shade above 2300 metres.

Adorsi washing station in Aricha, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Coffee selected for Wide Awake's Anemone espresso, featuring notes of apricot, tangerine, honey and elderflower.

The station processes around 1.7 million kilograms of cherry per year and has 400 raised drying beds. The cherry comes from smallholder farmers in the surrounding area, most working plots of under two hectares at altitudes up to 2300 masl. Farming is traditional. Work is done by hand and without chemical inputs. Coffee grows under shade, often alongside food crops. Varieties are a mix of JARC improved selections and local heirloom types.
Yirgacheffe has a well-defined wet and dry season, which suits natural processing. Cherry is sorted on arrival and laid across raised beds to dry naturally. The station monitors humidity throughout and targets 12.5% before the coffee moves on. This lot is graded G1, the highest quality grade in Ethiopia. Beyond processing, the station provides training for local farmers on picking and cherry handling. It also supports the broader community around Aricha through social programmes.