Guji, Ethiopia

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Guji

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

This fully washedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Guji comes from the Shakiso area where 310 smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. producers have perfected the art of clean, bright washed processing. The washing stationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. is equipped with modern eco-pulpers and a multi-channel fermentation system that allows for precise control. After selective hand-picking, cherries are depulped within six hours of harvest and fermented for 24 to 36 hours depending on ambient temperature. The beans are then washed through three separate channels to remove any remaining mucilage before moving to raised drying beds, where they dry slowly over 10 to 14 days. What makes this lot special is its clarity. The clean processing reveals the inherent character of Guji's terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. — floral aromatics, stone fruit sweetness, and a sparkling citrus acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it.. The cooperative has also invested heavily in water recycling systems and quality control, making this not only a delicious coffee but an environmentally responsible one. We've worked with Shakiso for fourteen years, and their commitment to both quality and sustainability keeps us coming back Region: Oromia Altitude: 1,900-2,100 MASL VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: HeirloomHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown. Process: Washed We Taste: Yellow Peach / Lime / Raspberry Iced Tea