Ethiopia Guji - Natural ORGANIC

In the cup: Intense cooked stone fruit, cooked plum, perfumey jasmine, and fresh lime flavors with sparkling acidity and syrupy sweetness

Process: Natural

Farm: Kayon Mountain Farm | Shakiso East Guji 1900-2200 MASL

Variety: Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties

Elevation: 1900-2200 MASL

This Shakiso beauty from Ethiopia's legendary Kayon Mountain Farm is a testament to the magic that happens when ancient heirloom varieties meet masterful natural processing. The natural method - where cherries dry intact around the bean - creates those intensely fruity, almost wine-like characteristics that dance across your palate.

What makes this coffee truly special is its Grade 1 status, meaning only the most perfectly uniform, defect-free beans made the cut. Those heirloom Ethiopian varieties carry centuries of genetic diversity, each contributing its own subtle signature to this complex cup profile. The result? A coffee that tells the story of its high-altitude origins through every sip - from that bright, sparkling acidity that awakens your senses to the luxurious syrupy body that lingers long after the last drop.

The jasmine perfume and cooked stone fruit notes reveal the careful hand-sorting and meticulous drying that transforms simple coffee cherries into liquid poetry. This is Ethiopian coffee at its most expressive - wild, complex, and utterly captivating.