Biftu Gudina

About This Coffee

This is our only coffee from the famed West-Ethiopian Kata Muduga Union. This cooperative has long produced some of our favorite coffees, and we are pleased to present you with this year’s selections. In the cup we find watermelon, guava, and lemon verbena. ABOUT BIFTU GUDINA Biftu Gudina has been one of our favorite cooperatives out of the western Kata Muduga Union for a number of years. The Kata Muduga Union has potentially been the most influential union in pushing forward and improving the quality of coffee in Ethiopia while working tirelessly to improve the lives of the producers in the region. They are responsible for some of the most famous Ethiopian coffees, and we couldn't be more grateful for all of the work they have put in to make possible the Ethiopian coffees we know and love today. ABOUT ETHIOPIAN LANDRACE Ethiopia is widely acknowledged as where coffee originated, and its production continues to represent about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. DNA testing has confirmed over 60 distinct varieties growing in Ethiopia, making it home to the most coffee biodiversity of any region in the world. Given the tradition of coffee production in Ethiopia and the political interworkings of the Ethiopian coffee trade, it is virtually impossible to get single variety coffee lots from Ethiopia. This is changing, albeit very slowly. Most Ethiopian coffees are blends of the many Ethiopian varieties, and referred to simply as 'Ethiopian Landrace'.