Fifth Element
Ethiopia
Process
Location
Varietal
Altitude
Washed and Natural
Guji
Mixed Heirloom Varietals
1,900 to 2,250 masl
Ethiopia​
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Guji Kello (Natural) Raro crop is cultivated by 230 dedicated smallholder farmers in the high-altitude district of Uraga, ranging from 1,900 to 2,250 meters above sea level. Grown in fertile red-brown soil and harvested at peak ripeness between November and January, the cherries are carefully sorted by hand at the SNAP Specialty Coffee wet mill.
They are then sun-dried on raised African beds for 17 days under expert supervision, rested for two months, and processed for export in Addis Ababa. This coffee is available in both natural and washed processing methods, ensuring a complex and meticulously crafted cup profile.
Gogugu (Washed) crop was harvested during the 2023/24 season, originates from the Haro Wolabu woreda one of Ethiopia’s highest-elevation coffee-growing regions. Supplied by 510 surrounding smallholder farmers, these coffees are cultivated at altitudes exceeding 2,000 meters on farms with young coffee trees aged five to ten years.
After undergoing a 60 to 72-hour wet fermentation process, the beans are dried for 10 days to preserve their clarity and brightness. Featuring heirloom varieties Wolisho and Dega, this washed process coffee exemplifies the purity and elegance of Guji terroir.