Origin - Ethiopia

Region - Uraga, Guji zone

Process - Washed

Producer - Solomo washing station and local smallholders

Altitude - 2100-2300m

Variety - Heirloom

Tasting notes - Nectarine, orris, lemon zest

We've been waiting what felt like a long time to get hold of this year's new coffees from Ethiopia. We're starting things off with a bang with this beautiful washed lot from the Solomo washing station in Uraga.

This lot is sourced from 335 local smallholder farmers cultivating at altitudes between 2,100 and 2,300m. This coffee utilises a traditional fully washed process whereby ripe cherries are carefully selected via handpicking and floatation, de-pulped on the day of harvest, fermented for around 36 hours and then thoroughly washed to remove any remaining mucilage.

The coffee, still in its husk, is then dried in the sun on raised beds for 12-15 days depending on ambient conditions.

Over a number of years this region has developed a distinguished reputation for fine coffees, producing some of the most sought-after microlots in world.