Ethiopia Guji Natural

This is a remarkable Ethiopian bean from the birthplace of coffee.  It comes from the Oromio region in the Guji zone, just south of Yirgacheffe.  The beans are a beautiful indigenous heirloom arabica, grown at high elevation.

The term natural refers to the fact that it is dry-processed, or dried with the fruit still intact.  The coffee is carefully placed on raised beds and regularly rotated for even drying. This is traditionally grown coffee in a heavily forested area of Ethiopia.

When you open the bag of this Ethiopian coffee, you immediately notice the strong berry aroma, and you’ll find a similar flavor in the cup.  We roasted it light, and it tastes of blueberries and stone fruit, with a lingering walnut flavor.  It’s delicious.