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FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Sidamo Ch'ire Ameli Processing Station Natural G1

The Guji region of Sidamo, along the Mora Mora River in southern Ethiopia, has long been considered the original production area for forest coffee.

Administratively, Guji belongs to the Oromiya region of southern Ethiopia. The local community is the Gujii Oromo, and growing coffee has always sat at the core of the highland culture of Oromia. Within the area, several small coffee farms pool their harvested cherries for processing and export. The station that processes these beans is the Ch'ire Ameli washing station in the Nensebo woreda of Guji. More than 800 small coffee farmers deliver their cherries there, where they pass extremely strict screening before being laid out on traditional raised beds for natural processing.

The green beans processed at this station scored an incredible 91.75 and won third place at the 2015 Ethiopia National Taste of Harvest Competition.

Ethiopia Sidamo Ch'ire Ameli G1 Natural

Ethiopia Sidamo Ch'ire Ameli Processing Station Natural G1

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: Ch'ire Ameli Processing Station
• Altitude: 1,800-2,000M
• Processing Method: Natural Processing
• Grade: G1
• Variety: Heirloom
• Flavor Description: Strawberry, blueberry, cherry, peach, guava, citrus.

Knowledge Point:

Arabica coffee is generally believed to originate from the Ethiopian highlands and spread widely across the tropics. Through repeated mutation and breeding, it has given rise to numerous varieties.

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

This is a natural-process Guji lot with an exceptional competition record, and FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopia offerings show what that lineage can do. For a cleaner, brighter expression of the country, the washed Yirgacheffe is the classic entry point -- jasmine, bright citrus acidity, and a tea-like body that drinks like a clean lemon tea.

If it is the Guji style you enjoy, FrontStreet Coffee's Flower Queen comes from Hambella in Sidama Guji, where a 200-hectare farm dries its traditional natural lots on raised beds for 21 days, turning the cherries constantly and hand-sorting defects every three to five days. Medium-light roasted, it shows a light fermented wine note, flowers, citrus, and mango, then honey sweetness, cocoa, and a touch of spice on a thick body with a long finish.

For more delicate, aromatic naturals, FrontStreet Coffee's Gededing cooperative is a Yirgacheffe lot from a producing community of about 300 farmers, with citrus and lemon in a bright, clean cup. The sun-dried Yirgacheffe Red Cherry is the other easy choice, bringing peach, cocoa, honey, and lemon.

If you want to keep exploring, FrontStreet Coffee also carries the Hamasho 74158, a disease-resistant JARC 74-series selection from a station with a strong competition record. It opens with perfume lemon, strawberry, and starfruit, then finishes on green grape.