Ripe 'Guji' cherries sun drying on raised beds
This coffee has a rightly deserved reputation as a great single origin espresso. It’s a beautifully zesty, complex, floral cup. How to account for this? The care taken to harvest and process this coffee thoughtfully and with integrity.
This coffee is collected from local farmers who must pick only the ripest cherries – check the consistency of the rich dark red colour of the cherries in the photo above. It is brought to the Guji Mill, owned by Girma Edema, for processing and laid out on raised beds to dry on the same day.
Then every two hours the cherries are moved, for at least 15 to 17 days, to ensure uniform drying while on the beds. Extra steps are then taken in sorting the coffee after it is hulled. This differs from other dry-process Ethiopia coffees, which are often picked at the end of the crop and bagged prematurely before being properly and fully dried. Often those coffees are dried on the ground rather than on raised beds, which provide cleaner, better aerated drying.
See what we mean about integrity?
Single origin espresso candidate: This coffee is a good choice as a single origin espresso and, in fact, is such at several well known coffee companies and espresso bars. A light roast and proper espresso extraction will bring out much of the delicate and complex fruit this coffee offers.
Cup Characteristics: Very lemony and fruity coffee with complex and layered structure. Floral and berry flavors and fragrance. Vibrant, distinct cup.
Altitude: 5200 feet
Processing Method: Natural
Grade: Strictly Hard Bean
Varietal: Heirloom
Harvest: October-February
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