Ethiopia Guji Uraga Microlot

Grade 1 Sidamo

Region: Sidamo

Producer: Selected Smallholders

Varietal: Native Heirloom

Altitude: 2100 – 2340 MASL

Process: Fully Washed

Tasting Notes

Crisp plum, currant and cranberry upfront with a smooth body that carries a sweet black tea and toffee finish.

Origin Story

The ‘Kebel’ of Uraga is in the Guji district, in the province of Sidamo, which lies in the mountainous zone of South Central Ethiopia. Nestled in the Oromia rain catchment area, the Sidamo region is ideally located for agricultural production, unlike other, harsher regions of the country.

The high altitudes at which this coffee is grown give the bean a naturally high density and contribute to its unique flavour notes of spice, wine and chocolate while increasing the bright crisp lemon citrus acidity. Ripe cherries are delivered fresh-picked to the wet mill for careful sorting and pulping, before fermentation for 36-48 hours, depending on the climatic conditions. After this point, the parchment coffee is thoroughly washed and graded by bean density before being dried in the sun on raised African beds for 12 – 15 days (until the ideal moisture level has been reached). In the daytime, the parchment needs to be raked and turned periodically to ensure a consistent drying process.

The coffee is also covered between 12 pm and 3 pm to protect it from the hot sun, and at night time to protect it from rainfall and moisture. Once the coffee has dried to the right level it is transported to Addis Ababa for dry-milling, grading, sorting and handpicking, before being bagged in GrainPro for export.

Collection: Ethiopian Single Origin Beans