Guji Hadeso - Ethiopia

Hadeso is a remote woreda in Ethiopia's Guji region. This our third year sourcing coffees from this exception growing region, where like Yirgacheffe, smallholder farms hand pick heirloom varietals (landraces) at peek ripeness and cart them, often via motorcycle, mule, or on foot, to local washing stations for processing. Harvest coincides with monsoon season in Hadeso and heat, humidity, and water logged roads complicate the collection and transportation of coffee to the washing station. Once there, cherries are pulped and fermented in concrete tanks for 36 to 48hrs before the drying process. The rhythms of cultivation, harvest, and the seasons, have been a part of Guji for as long as coffee has been cultivated. The unique cultural knowledge that exists in Hadeso is displayed once a year in incredible coffees like this one, and we feel very fortunate to have access to it, and to be able to share it with you. We hope you enjoy Guji Hadeso as much as we do. 

We tasted notes of blueberry jam, lemon, currant, and black tea from this heirloom varietal coffee from Ethiopia, brought to us by our friends at Red Fox Coffee Merchants.Origin: Guji, Ethiopia
Farm: Multiple
Producer(s): Various Smallholders
Altitude: 1850-2100masl
Variety: Landraces (heirloom)
Process: Washed, raised beds