We've released this coffee along with another brilliant Guji Natural from Alaka. These coffees are standout Guji's from a region with a reputation for some of the finest coffees in the world!

Bitoya coffee is sourced from around 800 small holder farmers surrounding the coffee washing station in Layo Teraga, located in the Guji Zone of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia. This region is situated between 2000-2200 metres above sea level, helping to produce stunning coffee cherries bursting with flavour having ripened nice and slowly during the year.

For this lot, local farmers carefully deliver their handpicked ripe cherries to the Layo Teraga washing station, where they are meticulously sorted through a series of steps, including defect removal, grading, and sun-drying on elevated African beds.

The coffee beans are carefully shaded during the peak sun hours and regularly rotated to ensure uniform drying; a process that takes approximately 10-12 days until the beans reach an optimal moisture content of 11.5%. Finally, the beans are transported to the capital Addis Ababa, where they are milled, bagged, and prepared for export.