Ethiopian Guji Natural Gr. 1 Kayon Mountain

Description

Ethiopia Guji Natural Kayon Mountain is sourced from the Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm PLC, which is managed by Ismael Hassen Aredo. Edema who has more than 20 years of experience exporting coffee from the Kercha district in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The focus on selection of only ripe cherries that ameticulously dried, and milled in a vertically integrated operation gives Grima full control of the processing up to the final export stage, resulting in an exceptionally clean and sweet cup profile.

Tasting Notes:
Clean, bright, sweet with a very diverse flavor set. Darker fruit, citrus/floral and herbal chocolate will main flavors one can see in this cup. Nice jammy body will be seen in the medium to borderline dark roast mark. Very dependent on roast – lighter roasting gives much more of the citrus, red-fruit with just a hint of a herbal chocolaty factor and a much dryer finish. Darker roasts produce much more of a bakers chocolaty factor with a hint of a strawberry fruit note and good sweetness, far less acidic and very enjoyable.

Roasting Notes:
This is a tricky coffee to roast – classic Ethiopian natural, some cultivated beans, some wild beans, a diversity of roast colors will be seen but that all adds to the heritage of this bean type. We liked it best right at the full city mark – not as bright or floral but real nice developed fruit notes and chocolaty. Many lighter roast fans will like to take it lighter – 2 out of 6 here who tried it did like the lighter roasts better – super dark roasts will get pretty edgy but have very nice aromatics and a strong chocolaty smoky cup profile.