Yabitu Koba - Wet Process - 2023

Tasting notes

Toffee, sweet almond, and peach on the nose introduce a delicate yet complex cup with prominent flavors of bergamot and citrus oil, accompanied by sweet cherry, melon, and coconut cream in the finish. Guji coffees have the potential to express some of the most complex and interesting cup profiles we have ever experienced. This latest stunning offering from the Hana Asrat 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. in Uraga is a beautiful representation of this storied terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. and a fitting example of the impressive standards of quality and consistency that Feku Jebril and the team at Yabitu Koba have achieved in recent years.