Ethiopia Natural Guji

                                               Natural Process  Cupping Notes: Berry, Cherry Chocolate                                                S.H.G  - Strictly High Grown West of the capital Addis Ababa and near the border with Sudan and just south of the headwaters of the Blue Nile is a 'becoming more famous' coffee region of Ethiopia named Guji.  Farmers here cultivate a coffee that is handpicked and laid out on elevated screens to allow a sun drying process with the sweet fruit pulp still surrounding the coffee seeds. This 'natural process' allows the seeds to absorb many of the flavor tones of the fruit, which in this case results in distinct berry and chocolate notes when slow roasted. The Guji coffee arrives at our roastery in a sealed plastic bag inside a traditional burlap sack. We slowly roast this fragrant coffee, dumping the coffee at the beginning hint of the second crack.   photo: Laura and I were walking through Kiwastara one day visiting our school when we