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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsEthiopiaChelbesa, GedebHeirloomWashedCaramelArabicaSingle originIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇪🇹EthiopiaWashedHeirloom
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇪🇹Ethiopia
Region
Chelbesa, Gedeb
Town
Gedeb
Farm / Station
—
Farmer / Producer
Chelbesa smallholders; METAD (processor)
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Heirloom
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Caramel, Stone fruit
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • farm idThe exact source identifies unnamed Chelbesa smallholders and METAD’s washing station, but no individual farm.
  • bag size gThe primary page exposes a size selector but no readable weight; an exact secondary catalog’s 340 g value remains research context.
  • altitude mThe exact product page does not publish a lot-specific elevation; other Chelbesa lots are not transferred.
  • harvestThe exact product page does not publish a harvest date.
  • fermentationThe release is identified as washed, but no fermentation duration or vessel is disclosed.
  • drying methodNo drying method is disclosed for this exact release.
  • roast levelNo conventional roast level is disclosed.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is published.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Ethiopia Metad Chelbesa Washed
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Heirloom
  5. 05
    The farm
    Not disclosed
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Chelbesa smallholders; METAD (processor)
  7. 07
    The region
    Chelbesa, Gedeb
  8. 08
    The country
    🇪🇹Ethiopia
From the producer

Unnamed smallholder farmers in Chelbesa grew the coffee; METAD processed it at its washing station in Gedeb.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia presents this as a washed smallholder lot combining Ethiopian heirloom types with METAD’s post-harvest work.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The release documents a clear grower-community-to-washing-station chain: Chelbesa smallholders supplied coffee processed by METAD in Gedeb.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
GROWER COMMUNITY VERIFIED

The official page attributes cultivation to unnamed smallholders in Chelbesa.

02
PROCESSOR VERIFIED

METAD is identified as the processor at its washing station in Gedeb.

03
INVALID FARM LINK REMOVED

The METAD Gedeb facility is a washing station, not a named farm, so it is no longer connected through the farm field.

04
PROCESS LIMITS PRESERVED

Washed processing is documented, but the detailed fermentation, washing, and drying protocol remains unpublished.

What was added?

No external ingredients are disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No flavoring or post-roast additions are disclosed.

Why it matters

The profile now separates the unnamed growers from METAD’s post-harvest role without mislabeling the washing station as a farm.

What you might taste

The official product page lists Caramel + Stone Fruit.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/ethiopia-metad-chelbesa-washed
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-31) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

The exact Cherrybook page is retained as catalog evidence but excluded from sentiment scoring: its CBI 64 is an evidence-quality index, its 72/100 Reddit sentiment is roaster-wide, and it reports no exact-coffee review or rating. Different roasters’ Chelbesa lots and other METAD releases were excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

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