Biru Bekele Heirloom

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Guji

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean

Our second release from Guji comes from the Shakiso region, representing a beautiful expression of the area’s terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. and meticulous processing from Biru Bekele 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.. Equipped with modern eco-pulpers and a multi-channel fermentation system, Biru Bekele produces exceptionally clean coffees with great precision. After hand-picking at peak ripeness, cherries are depulped within six hours of harvest and fermented for 24-36 hours. The beans are then 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. through the station’s three separate channels to fully remove any mucilage. Finally, the beans are moved to raised drying beds where they dry for 10-14 days. This cup is bursting with classic qualities of Ethiopian coffees: watermelon hard candy, fresh lime brightness, and an intriguing herbal, lemongrass-like quality. Region Shakiso, Guji, Ethiopia Altitude 1900-2100 MASL Producer Biru Bekele Process Fully Washed Varietal 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.