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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇪🇹Ethiopia · Arbegona

2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia

Roasted by Sey CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsEthiopiaArbegonaEthiopian LandracesWashedPeachLemonArabicaSingle originElora SiteSey CoffeeIndependentSmallholder collective lot
🇪🇹EthiopiaWashedEthiopian Landraces
Brand
SEY Coffee
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇪🇹Ethiopia
Region
Arbegona
Town
Arbegona
Farm / Station
Elora Site
Farmer / Producer
—
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Ethiopian Landraces
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
peach rings, watermelon, lemon zest
Fermentation
Fermented underwater for 36 hours
Drying
Dried on raised beds for 10–14 days
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • producerSEY does not name the contributing growers or a confirmed Elora site operator for Lot #156.
  • altitude mThe source publishes a 2,300–2,450 m range; no midpoint or point elevation is inferred.
  • price usdThe page publishes green-coffee supply-chain prices, not a retail bag price.
  • roast levelSEY does not publish a roast-level label for this release.
  • roast dateNo bag-specific roast date is available.
  • gradeGrade 1 appears only as a density-sorting step; a final formal coffee grade is not 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
    2025 Elora; Lot #156 - Ethiopia
  2. 02
    The brand
    SEY Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Sey Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    Ethiopian Landraces
  5. 05
    The farm
    Elora Site
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Not disclosed
  7. 07
    The region
    Arbegona
  8. 08
    The country
    🇪🇹Ethiopia
From the producer

SEY identifies Elora as a project site in Arbegona but does not name the individual contributing farmers or a confirmed operator for Lot #156.

From the roaster

Sey Coffee is a Brooklyn-based micro roastery focused on sourcing and roasting dynamic, complex coffees through long-term supply chain relationships.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The fully washed Lot #156 closed the first season of SEY's Elora separated-lot project in Arbegona.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Picking and sorting

Hand-picked at peak ripeness, floated to remove defects, then Grade 1 density separated.

02
Washed processing

De-pulped and fermented underwater for 36 hours.

03
Drying

Dried on raised beds for 10–14 days.

What was added?

Water was used for flotation, fermentation and washing.

What wasn't added?

The official source does not report fruit, spices, flavorings or inoculants.

Why it matters

The controlled washed process is intended to preserve a clean expression of the high-elevation Elora lot.

What you might taste

SEY reports peach rings, watermelon and lemon zest.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2025-elora-lot-156-ethiopia
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

What the internet is saying
WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-12. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

Positive — unscored, based on one verified independent owner of the exact release.

What people love

The owner called the coffee truly beautiful.

What people don't

The owner reported a sudden loss of freshness at 34 days after roast after opening the bag at day 28; this is an aging observation, not a claimed green- or roast-quality defect.

Flavors people keep mentioning
truly beautifulfreshness windowstaled at 34 days after roast
Outside ratings & rankings

Scores remain on their original scales. An outside review, competition score or historical release is not our tasting and cannot safely be merged into one five-star rating.Our method

Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Positive — unscored
The sources
  • Reddit
    Reddit r/pourover — Creating a guide for peak windows in coffee varieties
    An independent owner explicitly identified SEY Elora Lot #156 Ethiopian Landrace as a truly beautiful tasting coffee, while noting that it suddenly went stale around 34 days after roast after the bag was opened at day 28.
    Source
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