Ethiopia | Anferara | Heirloom | Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Ethiopia
Process
Natural
Variety
Ethiopian Heirloom
Altitude
1850 - 2000 masl
About This Bean
<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW222583212 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222583212 BCX8">A</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222583212 BCX8">dola</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222583212 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222583212 BCX8">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222583212 BCX8">, Oromia</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW222583212 BCX8"><span class="SCXW222583212 BCX8"> </span><br class="SCXW222583212 BCX8"></span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> <meta charset="utf-8"> <span class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW222583212 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222583212 BCX8">1850-2000</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222583212 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW222583212 BCX8">masl</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW222583212 BCX8"> </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW222583212 BCX8"><span class="SCXW222583212 BCX8"> </span><br class="SCXW222583212 BCX8"></span></span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">In the lush highlands of southern Ethiopia, some 400 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">kilometres</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> from Addis Ababa, lies </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">, a land with a story as rich as its coffee. Once grouped with Sidamo and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">Yirgacheffe</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> stood apart in 2002, named after the Oromo people who have cultivated these soils for generations. Here, coffee is more than a crop; it is heritage, ritual, and livelihood.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}' class="EOP SCXW203727396 BCX8"> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW203727396 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW203727396 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">The Oromo tell of Waqa, the sky god, who wept tears of grief onto a grave, from which the first coffee plant grew. Today, those same red soils still yield coffee that feels touched by myth. Farmers tend tiny plots by hand, often side by side with their families. Coffee trees grow intercropped with food, organically and traditionally, nourished by the land alone. Harvesting is a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">labour</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> of love, cherries picked one by one, sorted with care, and laid to dry on raised beds under the sun for weeks until they reach perfection.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}' class="EOP SCXW203727396 BCX8"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW203727396 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW203727396 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">The result is a coffee</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> that is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> uniquely </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8">. Its </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW203727396 BCX8">flavour</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203727396 BCX8"> carries both the wildness of the highlands and the devotion of those who grow it. Each cup is a story of place, people, and the tears of a god.</span></span></p> </div> <!---->