Ethiopia Guji Hambela (Wine Process)

Flavour Profile

Upfront: Notes of lemonade, plum, apricot, blackcurrant, and peach

Body: Stone fruit acidity with a smooth body

Finish: Long notes of blackberry and dark chocolate

Roast: Medium

Brew Guide

Excels in pour-over, batch brew and Aeropress, showcasing its rich aromatics and fruit intensity. Also outstanding as a modern, expressive espresso with big character and depth.

Why We Love It

Hambela naturals are known for their explosive aromatics and fruit purity, and the wine process takes that expression to the next level. This microlot offers a luxurious, high-impact cup that beautifully demonstrates the artistry of Ethiopian natural processing — vibrant, complex and utterly memorable.

Processing & Origin

• Region: Hambela, Guji, Ethiopia
• Grade: 1 — the highest Ethiopian standard for sorting and quality
• Process: Wine Process Natural — extended whole-cherry drying with enhanced sugar concentration
• Varieties: Indigenous Ethiopian heirloom cultivars
• Altitude: High elevation contributing to dense fruit, vibrant acidity and elevated sweetness
• Producers: Smallholder farmers delivering selectively handpicked cherries

Ethiopia Guji Hambela — Grade 1 Natural (Wine Process)

This exceptional Grade 1 natural comes from the famed Hambela district in Ethiopia’s Guji zone — a region celebrated for producing some of the country’s most expressive and high-scoring coffees. Smallholder farmers cultivate heirloom varieties at high altitude, handpicking cherries at peak ripeness before delivering them to local processing sites known for precision and innovation.

This lot undergoes a “wine process” natural, where cherries are dried slowly under carefully monitored conditions to replicate the depth and complexity found in long-fermented wine grapes. The extended drying, controlled airflow, and frequent turning allow sugars to concentrate and aromatics to intensify while preserving remarkable clarity.

The result is a bold, fruit-forward and deeply aromatic expression of Guji — layered, intense and unmistakably premium.