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Ethiopia Guji
$19 — 12 oz, whole bean
- Region
- Guji Zone, Ethiopia
- Process
- Washed
- Elevation
- 1,950 — 2,200 m
- Roast
- Light — pulled early
- In the cup
- Apricot, bergamot, black tea
Bright without being sharp, sweet without sugar. It cools into something floral you will try to name for the rest of the morning. He recommends it black, and he will say so out loud.
Roasted Mondays in twelve-pound batches. Bags are tied the same day and go stale-dated at three weeks, which they never reach.
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