Mora Mora - Ethiopia

CUP SCORE 91.25 (SCA cup protocol)

Hibiscus / Strawberry / Lime / Maple syrup / Cocoa

suggested for espresso and filter

 

PLEASE NOTE
We roast to order all coffees on Wednesday and Saturday, dispatching on next working day. Cut-off time is 8am UTC+1

 

Technical detail

   Mora Mora                Ethiopia
   Producer                Country
 
             Shakiso                 2000-2200 mt 
Region/Terroir         Elevation   

 

   Dry (natural)            Heirlooms
Fermentation           Cultivar  

 

    January 16              August 16
     Picked in              Landed in

 

         3000 kg              GrainPro bags
     Lot size                Arrived in
                                     Self-made
   Rubens Gardelli     drum roaster
  Roast profile by    Roasted on

 

 THE STORY BEHIND

The Guji zone is part of the very large Oromiya (Oromia) Woreda in southern Ethiopia. The people are known as Gujii Oromo, and coffee farming has been a core part of the culture in the highland areas. It's a distinct coffee from Yirgacheffe, and while we have called Guji a Sidamo, it is not that either. Geographically, culturally and in terms of cup flavours, Guji coffees can be quite distinct.

This is a dry-process lot from Shakiso, in the Guji district of south eastern Ethiopia. It is from a unique coffee producer; a private farm and coffee mill in a land of few large private farms, but also a "private cooperative" that grouped together and organized surrounding farms to help market their coffee.

Lemon wafer cookie scent, almond essence, and a floral quality verging on both Hibiscus tea and strawberry yogurt can all be found in the dry fragrance of this coffee. Adding the hot water brings out light maple syrup sweetness, along with lime and cocoa.

 THE FERMENTATION PROCESS
Dry process seems simple: Pick the fruit, lay it out in the sun until it turns from red to brown to near-back, and then hull off off the thick, dried outer layer in one step to reveal the green bean. It is a method suited to arid regions, where the sun and heat can dry the seed inside the intact fruit skin. 
It's often referred to as "natural coffee" because of its simplicity, and because the fruit remains intact and undisturbed, a bit like drying grapes into raisins. Since it requires minimal investment, the dry process method is a default to create cheap commodity-grade coffee in areas that have the right climate capable of drying the fruit and seed. 
But it’s a fail in humid or wet regions. If the drying isn't progressing fast enough, the fruit degrades, rots or molds. 
Dry-processing of coffee can also be wildly inconsistent. If you want a cleanly-fruited, sweet, intense cup, dry process (DP) takes more hand labor than the wet process. Even the most careful pickers will take green unripe or semi-ripe coffee off the branch as they pick red, ripe cherry. If these are not removed in the first days of drying, the green turns to brown that is hard to distinguish from the ripe fruit. 

Wholesale Orders

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If you're a retail store or coffee shop, please Contact Us for more information on any of the coffees you see here.


please note

All orders are shipped on Friday, Monday and Wednesday (excluding national Holidays).
Cut-off time is 11:59pm (UTC+1) of the day before shipping days.