Ethiopia, Okoluu - Espresso

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Guji

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Flavour Notes: Strawberry, Cream, Lime Origin: Guji, Ethiopia Farm: Okoluu 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. Producer: Okoluu Farmers Group Processing: NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. 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.: JARC varieties, 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. Altitude: 2000-2150 m.a.s.l. Roast Profile: Espresso RoastEspresso / omni roastAn 'espresso roast' is developed further for extraction under pressure; an 'omni roast' is profiled to work for both espresso and filter from one bag. While Ethiopia is famous as coffee’s birthplace, today it remains a specialty coffee industry darling for its incredible variety of flavors. The 33 farmers in Okoluu Farmers’ Group cultivate coffee trees at the dizzying altitudes of 2,000 to 2,150 meters above sea level. The trees on the approximately 2 hectare farms are between 1 and 7 years old. Farmers are increasingly embracing disease resistant and higher yielding varieties that are helping to improve and advance the way they farm. Farming methods in Guji region remain largely traditional. Guji farmers typically intercrop their coffee plants with other food crops. This method is common among smallholdersSmallholderA 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. because it maximizes land use and provides food for their families. Expect sweet notes of Strawberry and Cream combined with the bright 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. that reminds us of fresh lime. 250g €/kg: 67,6€ 1kg €/kg: 59,9€ All coffees come as whole beans. If you need a coffee grinder we highly recommend purchasing the Fellow Ode Grinder . All prices include mwst.For shipping rates: Shipping Information