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Ethiopia Wush Wush

$23.00
$23.00

Watermelon Candy, Grapefruit, Peach

This naturally processed coffee is selectively harvested and hand sorted at the Wush Wush washing station in Ethiopia's Keffa Zone. Keffa is considered to be the birthplace of coffee, where the legend of Kaldi, the goat herder, is said to have originated.  With its vibrant sweetness and juicy flavor, it delivers the perfect taste of summer in every cup.


Coffee Details 

  • Origin: SNNPR (Chito, Gideo)
  • Producer: Mesfin Girma
  • Variety: Heirloom (Wush Wush)
  • Process: Natural
  • Elevation: 1,800 - 2,150 meters

Farm to Shore: “The Story Behind the Cup”

Approximately 2500 farmers in southwestern highlands of Ethiopia bring their coffee cherries to the Wush Wush washing station to be processed. In fact, this region in the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia is where our favorite beverage gets its name.

This coffee is selectively harvested, then hand sorted at the washing station before being subjected to a float tank to isolate the higher density cherries from the lower density cherries. After being drained, the cherries are taken to drying tables positioned under a shaded mesh canopy. It took close to 30 days to dry this particular natural lot.

Like in most of Ethiopia, growers in the Uraga district are smallholders, aka “garden farmers,” so called because most of them are producing coffee in the “garden” areas around their homes, often by harvesting cherries from coffee trees growing wild on their land. Farm sizes tend to be between .5 to 2 hectares in size on average, though occasionally can reach upwards of 10 hectares. The average yearly yield in green coffee from the smaller farms is around 2 to 4 bags.