photo courtesy of The Coffee Quest
We’re experiencing: velvety & smooth with notes of raspberry, ginger & fruit punch.
Producer: appx 565 farmers & SNAP Specialty Coffee
Location: Hambella District, Guji, 2300masl
Genetic Varieties: Heirloom
Process: Washed Anaerobic
Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest
This lot starts with the producers meticulously sorting ripe cherries before depulping. Coffee is then fermented in sealed tanks for 72 hours, washed, and laid out to dry on raised beds for over 13 days. Workers make sure to turn the parchment every 3 hours each day to ensure an even drying process. In Amharic, “Boku Sayisa” translates to “Blessed Valley,” and legend has it among the Guji Oromo people that coffee sprang in this valley from the tears of the sky god Waaqa, mourning a servant’s unjust death.