Ethiopia Guji Suke Quto

Country: Ethiopia, Guji

Producer: Tesfaye Bekele and 171 outgrowers

Farm: Suke Quto

Washing Station: Suke Quto

Varietal: Kurume, Welicho

Processing: Pulped Natural

Altitude: 1800 - 2200 masl

Cielo Cup Score: 87.25

Tasting Notes

Incredibly complex, big juicy fruit... bergamot, yuzu, orange juice. With an undercurrent of cardamom and peppercorn. 

Overview

"Suke Quto Farm is stretched out over the high lands and valleys of the Odo Shakisso woreda. The volcanic soil found on the farm is very fertile. Tesfaye keeps the soil in shape by organic recycling through litterfall, root residue from coffee and shade trees.

Tesfaye works together with 171 outgrowers that deliver cherries to the Suke Quto Washing and Drying Station. Besides partnering up with outgrowers, he owns another 221 hectares in the highlands of Guji. More than 200 seasonal workers are needed to pick and process the Suke coffees.

At the Suke Quto Washing Station, the washed coffees are pulped with an Agared machine. This is a pulper that has no mucilage remover. The coffee beans are fermented for about 35-48 hours in fermentation tanks. There are three lagoons to store the wastewater.