AYEL GOBENA - ETHIOPIA

MODERN - AYEL GOBENA
74110, 74112 | NATURAL

Juicy & Dense

CUPPING NOTES: Dark Cherries, Ripe Mango, Lemon Tea
VARIETAL: 74110, 74112
ORIGIN: Uraga, Ethiopia
PRODUCER: Ayel Gobena
HARVEST: February 2025
PROCESSING: Dried on Raised Beds
WEIGHT: 200G
RECOMMENDED FOR: Filter & Espresso

THE ORIGIN

This is our 2nd year sourcing Ayel’s coffees, through our suppliers 2nd Mile & Traconn. As a smallholder producer, access to international markets are only viable through exporters like Traconn who diligently separate Ayel’s coffees from hundreds others. Uraga, Guji is known to produce consistently stellar coffees & we’re humbled to have Ayel’s coffees for the 2nd year running.

THE PROCESS

After handpicking and meticulous sorting, farmers lay out the coffee cherries onto raised beds to dry. Whilst fermenting, natural sugars and fruit flavours play a critical role in imparting sweet and dense flavours that natural coffees are known for. Farmers have to closely monitor and turn the cherries periodically to ensure no overfermentation and unpleasant flavours occur.

WHY WE CHOSE THIS COFFEE

It’s always been our dream to source coffees from a smallholder farmer in Ethiopia, be it through the hands of the value chain. This allows us a unique perspective to how unique the taste experience can be, compared to the usual blend of hundreds of smallholder farmers’ coffees. Ayel Natural retains its tropical fruity cup profile but has an acidity reminiscent of dark cherries with a lemon tea finish.