Nguisse Nare Anaerobic Natural

Producer: Nguisse Nare
Origin: Bombe, Bensa District, Ethiopia
Elevation: 2250 MASL
Variety: JARC 74158
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Roast Level: Light
Importer: Crop To Cup
Flavor Notes: Blue Raspberry, Guava, Peach, Hard Candy, Simple Syrup

Feelin' super luck to have landed a bag of this iconic coffee - mad props to Danny of Crop To Cup!!!  This coffee is a must try... like, just gotta do it.  It's easily one of the most candied-sweet coffees I've ever had.  But it's not just the sweetness that invokes the inner 'whoa', Nguisse's lot here has a ripping acidity, a juicy body, and complexity to match.  Here's the scoop:

Sitting atop a ridge at 2300 MASL in Bombe, Nguisse Nare’s 10 hectare farm “Setame” is planted with variety 74158 intercropped with taro and sweet potato. With his two other farms — one in Kokose, one in Tiburo — he produces natural and
anaerobic coffees using his own cherry as well as cherry collected from around 60 of his neighbors. When we visited in December, we spoke with Thomas Tosha, the farm manager at Setame, as well as Demisse Turuma, the Industry Manager (the term of choice for the resident postharvest processing expert) while touring Nguisse’s drying station and farm. Over a traditional meal of enset, we learned that Nguisse bought the farm four years ago, with a strict focus on quality. He floats his cherry before drying them slowly on raised beds over 20 days.

This coffee is loud in all the ways.  The aroma instantly lets you know you're in candy land and about to embark on a sweet sweet journey.  Danny of Botz Coffee said it best with the 'blue gummy shark' call out.  It's absolutely spot on.  Big blue raspberry and marshmallowy-simple-syrup-like sweetness and tartness upfront that is complimented with a guava and tropical 'pop' which leans into this round and juicy bodied cup profile.  As it cools, stonefruits a la peach and nectarine peak out with a crisp finish. 

Nguisse's coffee is easily a favorite of the year and grateful to share it with you all.