Goro

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Guji

Tasting notes

Goro is a classic, 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. Ethiopian coffees with florals, citrus, stone fruit, and a hint of anise spice. This is a "drink all day" coffee - balanced flavors, zero fatigue. This first went out to our monthly subscribers , and now it's available to all! The pulping of this coffee left approximately 10% mucilage stuck to the seed, a mini-honeyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. if you will. It fermented 24 hours, followed by hand washing and shade drying. As the coffee dried, it was stirred regularly and continually sorted to remove defects. This lot came from the man seemingly everywhere in Ethiopia - Habtamu Fekadu Aga. The Goro 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. first came online in 2013 and has seven permanent and 100 seasonal workers. Expect to see several more Habtamu coffees on the Prodigal menu this year! Process: Washed Region: Guji, Ethiopia 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. Varieties Make sure to check that the roast dateRoast date / restingSpecialty bags carry the roast date, not a best-before. Coffee needs days to degas CO₂ after roasting ('resting') and is typically best within weeks, not months. you've selected is what you're looking for — if there is an "upcoming roast" for this coffee, the upcoming roast date is listed under the tasting notesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. at the top of this product page. Please read our shipping info page!