Cold Swim Treat - Espresso

Tasting notes: Honey, strawberry, white tea.
Origin: Guji – Uraga
Producers: several small producers
Varieties/Process: Heirloom, 74110, 74112, Natural
Altitude: 1,950–2,000 m

Cold Swim Treat is a micro-lot from Guji with bright and juicy aromas, sourced from small producers based around the remote village of Gogogu in the Uraga area. Here, coffee is grown on garden farms using mixed cropping methods on tiny plots of 0.1 to 0.5 hectares, a typical model in rural Ethiopia.

Families grow endemic varieties as well as cultivars selected by JARC (74110, 74112), renowned for their aromatic intensity. The cherries are brought to the Uraga washing station, sometimes by donkey or motorbike, as the roads are so steep.

At the station, the ripest cherries receive a premium. They are sorted manually, then dried on approximately 80 African beds for 15 to 21 days. Once drying is complete, a second sorting process eliminates defects before the beans are sent to the Tracon dry mill, equipped with an advanced sorting system that guarantees impeccable preparation.

In the cup, this Ethiopian natural offers a fruity and elegant expression: honey, fresh strawberry, white tea. The cupping profile reveals floral aromatics, flavors of red wine, prune, apricot, milk chocolate, yogurt, black tea, and a very distinct strawberry. A coffee that is rich, creamy, and vibrant—perfect for lovers of clean and complex natural profiles.

This coffee was imported by The Good Sourcing.