Hundred House Coffee, Kercha, Ethiopia - 227g

Hundred House Coffee -

FARM: Small Holder Farmers
REGION: Banko Michicha, Kercha District, Guji zone
ALTITUDE : 1900 - 2050 MASL
VARIETAL : Heirloom
PROCESS : Anaerobic Natural

This exceptional Grade 1 microlot comes from the Guji Kercha washing station in Banko Michicha, Kercha district, in Ethiopia’s renowned Guji zone. The station partners with around 150 smallholder farmers who grow traditional landrace varieties Kurume, Wolisho and Dega at elevations of 1,900 to 2,030 MASL.

For this lot, cherries undergo an extended, wine-style fermentation inside vacuum-sealed stainless steel tanks fitted with a one-way valve. This system allows CO₂ to escape while preventing oxygen from entering, enabling long, clean fermentation with greater flavour development.

Before processing, only fully ripe cherries are hand-sorted. They are then sealed in tanks where fermentation naturally builds internal pressure, pushing CO₂ through the valve in small bursts. Temperature is closely monitored and guides the fermentation length, which typically runs for 4-5 days.

Once complete, cherries are dried on raised African beds for 15-18 days before resting and then travelling to Addis Ababa for final milling, grading and hand-sorting.

Guji is a celebrated coffee-growing region in Oromia, named after one of the Oromo tribes. Established as its own zone in 2002, the area ranges from high mountain peaks to fertile agricultural land, with Negele as its administrative centre. Its high altitude, indigenous varieties and meticulous post-harvest methods make Guji one of Ethiopia’s standout origins for natural and experimentally processed coffees.