Ethiopia Ayele Tulu

Region Bona Zuria, Sidama Bensa, Ethiopia Grown By ~300 smallholder farmers Elevation Up to 2,300 meters Varieties Field blend, largely 74158 (locally nicknamed “Zipa”) + various other JARC and landrace varieties Processing Washed Taste Notes Orange Blossom, Grenadine, Eclipse Sensory Lipton tea, bifocals, aperol spritz, cutie clementines, solar flare, solar flair, syzygy, peak foliage Importer Crop to Cup From our vantage point, founding a coffee washing station does NOT seem like a chill retirement plan, but alas, after nearly 50 years of governmental service, Ayele Tulu was motivated by something other than maximum chill. With six children from two marriages, he aspired to build something that could be passed down, and he now has a washing station in his family’s hometown of Bona Zuria, Sidama. Two of his children are already in cahoots with him out there, working with ~300 local farmers with plantings as high as 2,300 meters above sea level. Producing washed, n