Tulise Natural, Ethiopia (2026)

The Tulise kebele (village) is 18 km east of the town of Yirgacheffe. This coffee comes from the washing station in Tulise, owned by Hirut Gute. The Tulise site gets most of its coffee cherries from around 500 farmers around the Tulise village, and a few other adjacent villages.

Hirut is a third-generation coffee producer. Originally, she was only buying and producing natural coffee in the Yirgacheffe area, however in 2022, Hirut set up the Tulise washing station making her one of only a handful of women that own and manage a washing station in all of Ethiopia.

Hirut collaborates with SNAP, an exporter focused on high quality coffees from Gedeo and Guji. SNAP assists with financing, quality control, and processing techniques, ensuring not only that the Tulise site produces washed and natural coffees to the highest standard, but also creates unique microlots for coffee roasters as well.

Once coffee is delivered to the Tulise processing site, it is put on raised beds and sorted for ripeness. The ripe coffee cherries are turned throughout the day by hand to ensure even drying. The drying process takes roughly 15-20 depending on weather.