Bookkisa · Espresso

This lot comes to us from Sookoo Coffee, founded by Ture Waji and his brother Assefa in 2018/ early 2019 in Odo Shakiso, in Ethiopia’s celebrated Guji Zone. Working closely with smallholder farmers across the surrounding kebeles, Sookoo Coffee produces both natural and washed coffees, with each lot named after the community it originates from — a reflection of place and provenance in every cup.

The cherries are primarily the varieties Gibirinna 74110 and Serto 74112, selections released by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center in 1974. Originally chosen for their resistance to Coffee Berry Disease, these cultivars are now among Ethiopia’s most widely planted and are prized for their clarity and vibrant acidity.

This coffee was processed at the Weessi washing station at elevations of 2,000–2,150 metres above sea level. Fully ripe cherries are gently pulped using a Penagos eco-pulper, then fermented and soaked in water for around 12 hours before being dried on raised beds.

We sourced this beautiful lot through our long-standing import partners Osito Coffee, whose close relationship with Ture Waji has been foundational to their work in Ethiopia — and to bringing coffees like this to our roastery.