Bekele Yutute LACTIC

Farmer: Bekele Utute

Origin: Bensa, Sidama, Ethiopia

Altitude: 1900m

Process: Lactic Natural

Varietal: 74158

Roast level: LIGHT/MODERATE

Notes: tropical skittles, pink lemonade, chartreuse

Yet another fantastic Ethioipian from our long list from this years selections. We have never had coffee from the Utute family but remember cupping this during selections and visualizing how this thing was going to roll out. We had a lactic last year but it definitely wasn't even close to this quality. This lactic is close to a washed Ethiopian profile than a kooky natural so, buyer beware, this is a "cleaner" cup than you may think ; )

ABOUT BEKELE UTUTE

Bekele Utute’s brother-in-law manages his farm in Kokose, which was the 5th place winner in the Cup of Excellence in 2021—a lot named after his nephew, Samuel, who manages Bekele’s Kokose drying station. At his farm, he grows primarily 74158, common to the quality-focused farms around Bensa. Like at his other drying station near Dembe—where he was born into a family of coffee growers—Bekele produces dry processed coffee at his Kokose site, which he purchased in 2019. He used to sell coffee to local suppliers before obtaining his export license in 2021, exclusively
producing dry processed coffees (traditional naturals and anaerobics) for export to the U.S. and Korean specialty markets.