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This is a G1 grade (pinky up) from the Guji Region of Ethiopia. It has all the classic attributes of a Natural Ethiopian Coffee. When Ethiopian Coffee Varietals are notated, often it says it's an Indigenous Heirloom Varietal. It's their way of saying we don't know, it's coffee from Ethiopia that's been propagated here for as long as we can remember. I don't know why I love that so much but I do.

Often, Roasters will take an 82 point coffee and add a nicer African bean and significantly elevate the coffee cup. But when you do that, you miss the small notes like the fragrant spice aromatics that the coffee will finish with because it's masked by something less complex. Think gold chain jewelry on a broke Millenial or a nice pedal board for an average guitar player. (Feel attacked?)

To me this coffee is a reference mix from Serban or Manny. If you're new to the world of Third Wave Coffee, this is a great Single Origin to start with.

*Natural process is a fancy way of saying they dried it outside under the sun on raised beds. Because the coffee cherry is ripening/fermenting on the bean in a very monitored and labor intensive way, the fruit notes are big and up front. This one is no different. Bright Acidity, very delicate/light body. This is the kind of coffee you don't share with your spouse's friends. I don't know if thats a category for people but it is for me. Sorry Dear. 🤷‍♂️

I'm going to only offer this roast for drip/filter applications. I think that if you aren't pulling this in a pressure profiling espresso machine, it can get overly tart and you might spend a gluttonous amount of coffee dialing in. Not that thats a bad thing but it's a little extra even for me. Something people don't do is Naturals Ethiopians in a French Press. I think this coffee is worth trying in a press. You might be surprised.

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Farm Notes:

Zelealem Eshetu is a family-owned green coffee grower, wet mill, dry mill and export company based in Addis Ababa.

The company owns and operates three coffee washing stations and one dry mill located in the Sidamo region and the Guji zone at Uddo Shakiso Woreda. Zelealem Eshetu has a coffee farm in the Shakiso Woreda and also works closely with smallholders. The fact that the family owns farms and mills allows them to control quality and explore innovative processing techniques.

Harvest in the Guji zone generally takes 4 to 5 months. With its moderate temperature, good rainfall and rich, red soil coffee farmers enjoy ideal growing conditions.

Z. Eshetu Farms: Guji Shakiso, Ethiopia

La Bastilla Estate: Jinotega, Nicaragua.

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