Alo Bona Zuria Gute Station - Washed Landrace - Ethiopia
Alo Bona Zuria Gute Station - Washed Landrace - Ethiopia
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Tasting Notes
Specific flavors and aromas the roaster (or our team) noticed when cupping this coffee. They describe the brewed cup, not flavorings added to the beans.
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Roast Level
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Roast Level
How dark the beans are roasted, on a 'specialty' scale where Light/Ultralight preserves the most origin character.
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Flavor Profile
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Flavor Profile
High-level flavor families this coffee leans toward — fruity, floral, sweet, chocolate/nutty, spicy, tea/botanical, or fermented/wine-like.
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Origin Type
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Coffee Type
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Flavor Notes
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Flavor Notes (SCA)
More specific flavor families inside the broader profile, using the SCA Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel — e.g. 'Citrus' and 'Berry' inside 'Fruity'.
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Caffeine
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Caffeine
Whether this coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated, and (for decaf) which process was used.
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Country of Origin
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Country of Origin
Where in the world this coffee was grown, or 'Multiple' for a blend with beans from more than one country.
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Process Type
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Processing
How the coffee cherry was prepared after picking — dried with or without its fruit, fermented under specific conditions, etc. Big effect on the final cup.
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Whole Bean
Roast: Light
Recommended Rest: 4-6 weeks from roast date
Tasting Notes: yellow peach, vanilla, barley tea
Origin Details
Region: Bona Zuria, Sidama, Ethiopia
Elevation: 2100-2300masl
Producer: Bona Zuria Outgrowers, Alo Gute Station
Process: Washed
Variety: 74158, 74112, 74110
ABOUT THIS COFFEE AND PRODUCER
We are excited to release another coffee from Tamiru Tadesse and Alo Coffee. This time, it is coming to us from the Gute Station in the Bona Zuria zone. The Gute station is Alo Coffee’s largest station in operation and processes coffee from smallholder producers in the surrounding area. This specific lot was produced using a traditional washed process that showcases the unique terroir of the Bona Zuria zone that is a little different than the classic citrus and black tea notes of most washed Ethiopian coffee.
WHY WE SELECTED THIS COFFEE
This Alo coffee comes from the Gute station, another new station for us and one we were excited to taste. Washed Ethiopian landraces are some of our favorite coffees because of how expressive and distinctive they can be, though they often lean toward bright citrus acidity and florals.
This one presents a bit differently. Instead of citrus, the profile is centered on sweet stonefruit with a creamy, syrupy body with spiced florals in a way that reminds us of vanilla. The cup is round, gentle, and carried by a deep sweetness rather than acidity.
As it cools, the finish becomes especially interesting, shifting into something similar to barley tea, somewhere close to a roasted oolong, with a subtle rice-like note that lingers.
We have found that this coffee has a pleasant round profile that works well in espresso as well. The lower acidity and overall sweetness make it very balanced and approachable, and it offers a nice counterpoint to some of the brighter coffees we tend to release.
