Guji Bookkisa Shaakkisoo G1
Started by a close-knit Ethiopian coffee-producing family, Sookoo produces and exports high-quality coffee from some of the most well-known regions in the world. Currently, the company is led by Ture Ware and manages washing stations in both Uraga and Shaakkisso Woredas.
Having grown up in the region, Ture began working as an export and farm manager within his family’s business. Today, Ture manages Sookoo, a sustainable organization working with many producers and the environment to export high-quality coffee throughout the world. Ture and the Sookoo team care deeply about traceability and the producers supplying cherries to the mill. The company provides pre-harvest loans to the producers to ensure yields and quality are maintained. Roads and schools have been constructed by Sookoo to help improve the coffee-producing community. Thanks to these values, and Sookoo’s dedication to assisting producers with technical challenges in addition to offering agricultural training – a future is being created for coffee in this region.
- Farm Guji Bookkisa Shaakkisoo
- Varietal 74112
- Process Natural
- Altitude 2,000 to 2,200 meters above sea level
- Town / City Bookkisa
- Region Oromia, Guji, Shaakkiso
- Owner 33 smallholder farmers
- Tasting Notes Floral, Juicy, Blackcurrants, Peaches, Smooth
- Farm Size Less than 1 hectare on average
Ethiopia, widely acknowledged as the birthplace of coffee (to the chagrin of Yemen and Sudan, who have also laid claim), produces some of the most exceptional and dramatic coffees found anywhere in the world. From the bright bergamot and floral Yirgacheffe to the ripe fruit notes of Harrar, the unique flavours offered by this spectacular country have, over the last 10 years, become some of the most sought after in specialty coffee.