Gotiti, Ethiopia

Origin

• 🇪🇹 Ethiopia· Yirgacheffe

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  25
• Floral
  25
• Funky
  25

Like the rest of Ethiopia, it’s divided into several woredas (districts) and kebeles (communities) with washing stations throughout, each offering unique terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process.. The Gedeb woreda is one of them, and within it lies the Gotiti kebele. Farmers here transport their coffee via mule or on foot to 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. in Gotiti. This washing station started in 2023 on 2.5 hectares of land, currently processing an annual total volume between 500–600 tons of clean green coffeeGreen coffeeUnroasted coffee seeds as they are traded and shipped. Roasters buy green and roast locally; 'green buying' is the sourcing side of the craft.. 868 farmers deliver cherries to this washing station. They meticulously wash, pulp, ferment, and dry their coffees, leading to a superb final product. After processing, the coffee is stored safely to preserve the quality of parchment until it is moved to the dry mill. Fully dry parchment is packed in bags and either moved to the parchment store or bulked in conditioning bins. To maintain traceability along with quality, they’re careful about lot separation. They collect coffee cherry alongside supplier name, original location, and quantity and keep thorough records as the coffee moves through processing. This lot is bright, juicyAcidityThe 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., and sweet with notes of watermelon and lime, with a tea like finish. Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region is one of the best-known coffee-producing regions in the world.