ABOUT BENTI NENKA

We have been working with the Guduba wet mill for several years. Located in the village of Benti Nenka in Hambela Wamena, Guji, this station continues to impress. The quality of this year’s selection is exceptional, and we are excited to continue working with this coffee and tracking the evolution of the mill’s output. This season, 589 smallholder producers delivered cherry to Guduba. On average, each producer cultivates between 1 and 2 hectares (2–5 acres) of land. The mill is owned and operated by Eyasu Worasa, a native of the region who has been working in coffee milling for over a decade.

ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE

Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent a significant part of the country’s economy. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single variety coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.