About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Fruity sweetness, with notes of cedar, dark chocolate, strawberry
- Cultivation: Extremely high grown in the mountains in the Guji region, south of Yirgacheffe
- Altitude: 6,000-7,200 feet
- Varietals: Heirloom
- Preparation: Natural processed, sun-dried on raised beds
About the people who grow it
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This coffee comes from the heart of the Sidamo Guji coffee region, where the landscape is dotted with pointed huts made of curved reeds. Thousands of small family farmers live in this area, growing coffee at high altitudes where the Rift Valley meets the Bale Mountains. Farms range in size from 1 to 20 hectares, and fruit trees grow interspersed among the coffee trees.
Guji coffee has been receiving lots of attention from the specialty coffee world in recent years, and for good reason. Guji is one of the zones of the Oromia Region of Southern Ethiopia known for producing some amazing natural coffees. This coffee tends to showcase some nice fruit-forward characteristics with a medium body. In the past, coffees from Guji had been sold in the Sidamo category, but since the quality is high and the profile is unique, we’re seeing these coffees separated from other Sidamos at the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange.
Guji coffee has been receiving lots of attention from the specialty coffee world in recent years, and for good reason. Guji is one of the zones of the Oromia Region of Southern Ethiopia known for producing some amazing natural coffees. This coffee tends to showcase some nice fruit-forward characteristics with a medium body. In the past, coffees from Guji had been sold in the Sidamo category, but since the quality is high and the profile is unique, we’re seeing these coffees separated from other Sidamos at the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange.