Whole-bean specialty coffee from Ethiopia, roasted by Heresy roasting brand. Light roast, perfect for filter coffee machines, drippers, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, and other pour-over brewing methods. The brew resembles the flavour of flowers, stone fruits, blackberry and citrus fruits.
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Gerba, Guji
Farm: Gelo Saloye
Processing: Natural
Altitude: 2200 m a. s. l.
Cupping score: 87 / 100
ABOUT THE FARM AND COFFEE PRODUCER
Gelo Saloye is a respected member of his community, a former head of a small village and an active leader of the local church. Our visit to his place was entirely spontaneous.
In January 2025, while traveling through Guji, our local partner Gemechu mentioned that he wanted to show us a small coffee drying plot behind the house of one of the nearby smallholders. It was our last day in this part of Ethiopia, so we were happy to stop by Gelo’s farm. Freshly harvested coffee, only a few days old, was covered with a tarpaulin to protect the cherries from the intense sun. This is a very good practice, although a distinct, intense fermentation aroma was clearly noticeable beneath the cover. Curious about the outcome, we took a sample of coffee that had previously been dried in the same way. Two days later, at the cupping table, we tasted a juicy, fruity, and very clean coffee, without any “wild” notes that can sometimes appear as a result of extended processing.
Mr. Gelo owns just 5 hectares of coffee fields, and his annual production amounts to only… about 20 bags of export-ready coffee.
A true gem from deep within Guji.
ABOUT COFFEE PROCESSING ON THE FARM
A single, regionally traditional Wolega variety, hand-picked and delivered to a small drying area with raised beds. Dried as a natural, in whole cherry, covered daily with a tarpaulin during periods of the most intense sunlight. After approximately 30 days, the coffee is removed from the beds and homogenized in bags in a shaded storage area.
ROASTER’S NOTE
An excellent representation of Guji terroir from a small producer exporting only 20 bags per year. Everything you would expect from a high-quality natural from this region: stone fruit, florals, sweet citrus, and elegant complexity.
| Acidity: | Medium |
|---|---|
| Arabica / Robusta (ratio): | 100% Arabica |
| Body: | Average |
| Brewing type: | Chemex, aeropress, drip coffee brewer, dripper, french press |
| Caffeine content: | Caffeinated |
| Coffee bean origin: | Ethiopia |
| Coffee bean origin: | Ethiopia |
| Country of roasting: | Poland |
| Farm: | Gelo Saloye |
| Flavour notes: | citrus fruits, floral, forest fruits, yellow fruits |
| Growing location: | 2200 |
| Growing region: | Gerba, Guji |
| Roast level: | Light |
| Specialty: | Yes |
| Sweetness: | High |
| Packaging: | 252 g |
| Coffee form: | Whole Bean |
| Processing: | Natural |
| Tasting notes: | kwiaty, owoce pestkowe, jagody, cytrusy |
| Product type: | Coffee |
| Index: | 2101014759 |
Whole-bean specialty coffee from Ethiopia, roasted by Heresy roasting brand. Light roast, perfect for filter coffee machines, drippers, Chemex, AeroPress, French Press, and other pour-over brewing methods. The brew resembles the flavour of flowers, stone fruits, blackberry and citrus fruits.
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Gerba, Guji
Farm: Gelo Saloye
Processing: Natural
Altitude: 2200 m a. s. l.
Cupping score: 87 / 100
ABOUT THE FARM AND COFFEE PRODUCER
Gelo Saloye is a respected member of his community, a former head of a small village and an active leader of the local church. Our visit to his place was entirely spontaneous.
In January 2025, while traveling through Guji, our local partner Gemechu mentioned that he wanted to show us a small coffee drying plot behind the house of one of the nearby smallholders. It was our last day in this part of Ethiopia, so we were happy to stop by Gelo’s farm. Freshly harvested coffee, only a few days old, was covered with a tarpaulin to protect the cherries from the intense sun. This is a very good practice, although a distinct, intense fermentation aroma was clearly noticeable beneath the cover. Curious about the outcome, we took a sample of coffee that had previously been dried in the same way. Two days later, at the cupping table, we tasted a juicy, fruity, and very clean coffee, without any “wild” notes that can sometimes appear as a result of extended processing.
Mr. Gelo owns just 5 hectares of coffee fields, and his annual production amounts to only… about 20 bags of export-ready coffee.
A true gem from deep within Guji.
ABOUT COFFEE PROCESSING ON THE FARM
A single, regionally traditional Wolega variety, hand-picked and delivered to a small drying area with raised beds. Dried as a natural, in whole cherry, covered daily with a tarpaulin during periods of the most intense sunlight. After approximately 30 days, the coffee is removed from the beds and homogenized in bags in a shaded storage area.
ROASTER’S NOTE
An excellent representation of Guji terroir from a small producer exporting only 20 bags per year. Everything you would expect from a high-quality natural from this region: stone fruit, florals, sweet citrus, and elegant complexity.
| Acidity: | Medium |
|---|---|
| Arabica / Robusta (ratio): | 100% Arabica |
| Body: | Average |
| Brewing type: | Chemex, aeropress, drip coffee brewer, dripper, french press |
| Caffeine content: | Caffeinated |
| Coffee bean origin: | Ethiopia |
| Coffee bean origin: | Ethiopia |
| Country of roasting: | Poland |
| Farm: | Gelo Saloye |
| Flavour notes: | citrus fruits, floral, forest fruits, yellow fruits |
| Growing location: | 2200 |
| Growing region: | Gerba, Guji |
| Roast level: | Light |
| Specialty: | Yes |
| Sweetness: | High |
| Packaging: | 252 g |
| Coffee form: | Whole Bean |
| Processing: | Natural |
| Tasting notes: | kwiaty, owoce pestkowe, jagody, cytrusy |
| Product type: | Coffee |
| Index: | 2101014759 |