Awesome coffee from Ethiopia!

Guji is a unique coffee region that sets itself apart from neighboring areas like Yirgacheffe and Sidama with distinct coffee varieties native to the landscape and a balanced, complex flavor profile that comes with them. It’s a rural location, but despite its accessibility challenges, woredas (districts) in Guji like Shakiso have still made names for themselves in the global market with a reputation for fantastic coffees.

The Sawana Washing Station, at 1,800 to 2,200masl, is a prominent hub for processing Shakiso green coffee, whether it’s with the natural or washed process. The coffee cherries for this lot were sourced from smallholders in the community.

Washed Process Green Coffee from Ethiopia

Ethiopian green coffee is renowned for its vibrant fruit and floral flavors, characterized by exceptional acidity and sweetness. Among the many coffee-growing districts in the country, Yirgacheffe, Sidama, and Guji are particularly noted for their unique cup profiles.

After coffee cherries are delivered to the Sawana Washing Station, they’re carefully sorted and floated to remove any defects, ensuring only the highest quality cherries make it through. The cherries are pulped and fermented for 26-32 hours, then washed and further sorted before being laid out to dry on raised beds.

It takes 10-14 days for the beans to reach their optimal moisture level, and they constantly have to be turned and raked to maintain drying consistency and quality. The beds are also covered every day between 12-3pm to protect the delicate coffee beans from the sun, and again at night as a barrier against humidity. With so much attention to detail, that’s how producers at Sawana can achieve the floral, green tea, lime, and white grape flavors with a clean, cane sugar sweetness in this washed green coffee from Shakiso.