Suke Quto Washed

Aromas of cane sugar, clementine, and allspice introduce this soft cup. Notes of honeydew and caramel accompany clementine acidity, with lemon verbena and Swiss chocolate emerging in the finish. Details Producer: Ato Tesfaye Bekele Farm: Suke Quto Region: Guji Zone Altitude: 1,800-2,200 masl | 5,906-7,218 feet Varietal: Kurume, Welicho Process: Washed Roast: Light-Medium Notes: Clementine, Cane Sugar, Lemon Verbena The Story We have a limited quantity of this coffee from Ato Tesfaye Bekele, one of the people who put Guji specialty coffee on the map. From 1997 to 1999 bushfires destroyed 5,000 forest acres in Guji. With a job in Natural Resource and Environmental Protection for the Ethiopian government, Tesfaye was responsible for rebuilding and finding new ways to conserve the area. “After the fires, locals returned to the deforested lands to change these into agricultural fields. They started to produce teff and maize.” Tesfaye could not stop people from returning to rebuild their liv