LAYO TERAGA - 74110, NATURAL - ETHIOPIA

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LAYO TERAGA - 74110, NATURAL

PEACH GREEN TEA
APPLE CANDY
CARA CARA ORANGE
CANE SUGAR

ORIGIN: GUJI, ETHIOPIA
PRODUCER: LAYO TERAGA COOPERATIVE
ALTITUDE: 2250 MASL
VARIETY: 74110
PROCESS: NATURAL

ROAST DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

FROM THE ROASTER

LAYO TERAGA IS A COOPERATIVE OF 1,841 SMALLHOLDERS IN NORTHERN URAGA, IN THE GUJI ZONE OF OROMIA, FOUNDED IN 1976 BECAUSE GUJI COFFEE HAD NO ROUTE TO THE BUYERS WHO ALREADY KNEW GEDEO AND SIDAMA. MEMBERS GROW IT IN GARDENS AROUND THEIR HOMES, SEMI-FORESTED PLOTS THAT REACH 2,342 METERS, AND THIS LOT WAS PICKED AT 2,250 MASL.

PEACH GREEN TEA OPENS THE CUP, SOFT STONE FRUIT HELD INSIDE SOMETHING LIGHT AND TANNIC. APPLE CANDY FOLLOWS AND GIVES THE CUP MOST OF ITS BODY. CARA CARA ORANGE CARRIES THE MIDDLE, AND CANE SUGAR SETTLES INTO THE FINISH, PLAIN AND CLEAN. THE TEXTURE IS DELICATE AND THE CUP STAYS BRIGHT FROM THE FIRST SIP TO THE LAST. THIS IS A NATURAL BUILT ON TEA AND CITRUS.

MEMBERS CARRY RIPE CHERRY TO THE COOPERATIVE'S STATION, WHERE IT IS FLOATED AND SORTED BY HAND. WHOLE CHERRY GOES ONTO RAISED BEDS IN THIN LAYERS, TURNED BY HAND THROUGH THE DAY AND COVERED THROUGH THE HOTTEST HOURS AND OVERNIGHT, SO THE FRUIT DRIES EVENLY.