Muddy Dog Coffee - Ethiopia Natural Sidamo Guji

Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Guji region in southern Ethiopia
Altitude: 1700-1900 meters
Variety: Arabica Typica and Bourbon
Organic: Yes (not certified)

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The Story:

Ethiopia is the nation widely touted as the birthplace of coffee. As the botanical home of Coffea arabica, most of the coffee comes from old growth forests where coffee is truly native. The micro-climate is far cooler than deforested areas, and the farmers use traditional fertilizer-free and organic methods - although it not certified organic. The different native coffee plants produce a number of distinctive regional types. This coffee comes from the Sidamo region in the south of Ethiopia, which is not as widely known as the Harrar (east) and Yirgacheffe (south) regions.

This coffee is "Natural," which means it was dry-processed - the fruit is dried in the sun, rather than dunked in water after harvest to remove the fruit from the seed. As a result, the coffee has a have a bit more body and a more earthy taste than if it were wet-processed.

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