Ethiopia Guji Grade 1

First new crop washed coffee from Ethiopia this season. The two best known regions are contiguous to one another:  Guji and Yirgacheffe. Most of the top washed coffee from Ethiopia that we acquire year comes from one of these places.  This is the top quality from the region, Grade 1.

The coffee from Guji is known for its citrus character with certain exotic spice notes. There are also some hints of bergamot so you will experience some complexity in the cup, particularly when the coffee is freshly arrived.

Coffee cherries are carefully managed while immersed in the fermentation tanks, taking great care to remove lower quality cherries prior to their placement on the raised beds. The washing station and high-altitude farms are located at elevations above 5,900 feet. In the cup, look for floral notes of jasmine and orange. It is the unique spiciness, mixed with aspects of flowers, that make this coffee unique. And because it is a washed coffee, the inherent flavors do not take on the extra fruit flavors that Naturals exhibit, leaving more pure flavors of this coffee for the palate.

The Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), who are within the larger Gedeo Zone, is named after the Gedeo people. The SNNPR shares a border with Uganda to the west, Kenya to the south and the Oromia region to the east.

• Regional State: Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region
• Zone: Gedeo
• Woreda (District): Guji
• Kebele (Village): Guji Sawana
• Altitude: 2000-2150 Meters above sea level
• Coffee Variety: Heirloom, Cultivars, and indigenous landraces
• Processing: Fully washed
  
• Harvest: October-January