The story
Where this coffee comes from.
74158 · Washed · Grade 1 · The Beyond
Apricot, honeysuckle and raspberry — our “beyond” lot: a Grade 1 washed Ethiopian grown at 2,300–2,400 meters and processed by Mulugeta Muntasha, whose station stood behind four of the top ten lots in Ethiopia’s 2022 Cup of Excellence. No sealed tanks here — washed clean, dried slow, graded to Ethiopia’s highest standard. Control, expressed as clarity — for an outstanding cup.
Tasting notes
Apricot · Lime · Raspberry · Honeysuckle
Origin
- Country: Ethiopia
- Region: Arbegona, Sidama
- Producer: Mulugeta Muntasha · Dawencho station — 600 outgrowers
- Altitude: 2,300–2,400 m.a.s.l. — the highest-grown lot in our lineup
- Varietal: 74158, an Ethiopian landrace selection
- Process: Washed · Grade 1 — Ethiopia’s top export grade
- Arrival cupping (importer): 87
- Harvest: 2025 crop
Roast
Light-Medium development — apricot and honeysuckle are delicate; we roast for clarity, not weight. Roasted in small rounds, sealed the same day.
Why “beyond”?
We are a house of controlled fermentation — but control isn’t one technique. This lot is the proof: no sealed tanks, no extended window, just the classic washed process executed with precision at serious altitude. If our anaerobic lots show what fermentation can add, this one shows what discipline alone can do. One “beyond” lot holds a place in the lineup for exactly that reason.
About the producer
Mulugeta Muntasha drove trucks of coffee cherry before he ever processed one. He came home to Bursa, built his own drying station — Dawencho — and in his first year placed second in Ethiopia’s Cup of Excellence with the Dawencho farmer group, and sixth under his own name. The next year, four of the competition’s top ten lots were processed at his station, including the first-place coffee of Legesse Botola, his brother-in-law. This lot comes from his 600 outgrowers around Arbegona.
