Producer: Mullugeta Muntasha
Farm: Mullugeta Muntasha's farm
Region: Sidama
Altitude: 2,185 masl
Varietal: 74158
Process: Natural
Roast: Light
Notes: Semi-Sweet Chocolate, Raspberry Jam, Black Tea

Imported by our friends at Crop to Cup. Cherries are collected from Mullugeta’s farm in Bursa and dried on raised beds for up to 25 days at his Dawencho drying station, which also supports neighboring producers.

Mullugeta Muntasha grew up in Bursa village, which until recently did not grow coffee. In his youth, he worked as a truck driver in neighboring Arsi, transporting cherry from the collection center to a private washing station. He learned the coffee business, eventually becoming a collector of coffee in Arsi and supplying the central market.

Over time, and partially due to the effects of climate change, farmers in his home of Bursa began to plant coffee with the support of the Agricultural office. In 2021 Mullugeta returned to Bursa to establish his own drying station, Dawencho.

In 2022, four of the top 10 Cup of Excellence winners were Mullugeta’s lots, including that of Legesse Botosa—the top winner and Mullugeta’s brother-in law—who processed coffee at Mullugeta’s washing station located next to his farm.