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Producer Ture Waji (Sookoo Coffee) Farm/Mill Dambi Uddo Drying Station Location Shakiso, Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia Altitude 2,000 - 2,150 masl Process Natural Cultivar Gibirinna 74110 & Serto 74112 Harvest January 2026 Expect notes of Peach, Strawberry, Jasmine Shoondhisa is a hamlet in the hills above Shakiso, in Ethiopia's Guji Zone. Smallholders here grow the local Gibirinna 74110 and Serto 74112 varieties at over 2,000 metres, where cool nights let cherries ripen slowly and build sweetness. Their harvest is processed by Ture Waji of Sookoo Coffee at the Dambi Uddo drying station, a producer who has done as much as anyone to put Guji naturals on the map. Only ripe cherries make the cut, hand sorted and dried whole on raised beds for 18 to 21 days. The cup is pure Guji: ripe peach, juicy strawberry, jasmine, and a syrupy sweet finish.

A rare Colombian Mokka from Felipe Arcila's Jardines del Encanto, exclusively for Kiss the Hippo. Notes of raspberry, cacao and cinnamon. Just 100 packs, 48 hour slow natural.

Producer Abebe Mitiku, outgrower partner of Dimtu Coffee Industry since 2015 Farm/Mill Abebe Mitiku's farm, 4 hectares. Processed by Dimtu Coffee Location Haro Sorsa village, Hambela Wamena, East Guji, Oromia Region, Ethiopia Altitude 2,100 - 2,300 masl Process Honey Cultivar Ethiopian Heirloom Harvest November - December Expect notes of Jasmine, Blueberry, Toffee Abebe Mitiku farms four hectares at Haro Sorsa, in the Hambela Wamena district of East Guji, and has supplied red cherry to Dimtu Coffee since 2015. His heirloom trees sit between 2,100 and 2,300 metres on rich volcanic soil. At that altitude the cherry matures slowly, developing the delicate florals and ripe fruit for which Ethiopia is celebrated. Selectively picked, then dried with the mucilage intact, a honey process that layers additional sweetness over that foundation. Certified organic and Rainforest Alliance. Jasmine and blueberry over a soft toffee sweetness, bright and delicate.

Producer Matías Monge Farm/Mill Hacienda San Isidro Labrador Location Copey, Dota, Costa Rica Altitude 1,950 masl Process Red Honey Cultivar Gesha Harvest April 2026 Expect notes of Maple Syrup, Dried Mango, Hops Hacienda San Isidro Labrador returns from Matías Monge, high in the microclimate of Copey, Dota, at 1,950 metres. The Monge family have a long record at the top of Costa Rican coffee, and Matías took a Top 3 place at Cup of Excellence with his Gesha. This lot is processed as a red honey, dried with a good share of the sticky mucilage still on the seed, which builds sweetness and weight without losing the variety's clarity. Expect maple syrup, dried mango and a curious hop-like lift on the finish.