Biftu Gudina – Ethiopia

Biftu Gudina is something special to us. We love the taste profile of this coffee, so distinctive. Truly great coffee for espresso.

This lot is part of a small and carefully curated lot selection of coffees from the west. The cooperative was established through an NGO called Technoserve. They are located in Agaro, close to Jimma in the west of Ethiopia, lately known for very flavour intense and spicy coffees with pretty different flavour attributes. Before these cooperatives were established, the farmers were mainly producing lower-grade naturals sold as Jimma Grade 5. Now they have two washing stations and more than 600 members.

The cherries are selected from smallholders with less than 3 hectares per farm. A lot of the coffees are grown around and above 2000 meters above sea level. They are using Penagos eco pulpers and hardly ferment the coffees at all. After pulping the coffees are often soaked under clean water overnight before they are dried on raised tables.

This coffee is also organic certified.