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LAAYYOO | Ethiopia | natural

LAAYYOO | Ethiopia | natural

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  • Mango, Blackcurrant, Lime

PRODUCTION Ture Waji

REGION Uraga | Guji

FARM/COOPERATIVE Various farms

PROCESS natural

VARIETY Heirloom

ALTITUDE

ROASTING DATE

About the coffee

Often referred to as "The King of Guji," Ture Waji is not only an excellent producer, but also a passionate and friendly person who we have had the pleasure of meeting several times over the years. He is known for consistently producing some of the cleanest natural coffees in the country. The growers who contribute to this batch farm small plots entirely organically.

Laayyoo refers to a native tree in Uraga, Ethiopia. It is used as a shade tree, but also has deep roots so that the fallen leaves find space in the soil to form a nutrient-rich compost and fertilizer. The coffee is processed by Ture Waji. His company, Sookoo Coffee, has two washing stations in the Guji region, one here in Uraga and one in Shakiso. He currently specializes in natural coffees like this one, but plans to grow washed coffees as well.

The Laayyoo is grown at 2100-2350 m above sea level by a group of growers from the village of Teraga. Through working with import partners, we know that fifty-seven percent of the total cost of this coffee goes directly to the farmers. Ture provides loans to growers before harvest so they can pay for maintenance on the farms. The Sookoo team offers agricultural training during the off-season, has built a school for local children, and built better roads to improve the infrastructure for coffee transportation.

About the roastery

ilse was founded in 2019 with the goal of showcasing the best coffees in the world and opening people's eyes to what coffee can be. Quality coffee is what originally brought us to specialty coffee, but the people we've met along the way are what keeps us here and, more importantly, inspires and motivates us to grow.

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