Salam, Ethiopia!

Our final Ethiopian lots for the year are here! Packed with fresh, naturally-processed Ethiopian offerings, our second and final container sourced from Testi Specialty Coffee is landing this week. For those with reserves, keep an eye on your inbox for updates, or reach out to book a delivery once our team has cupped and approved the lots from the second half of the week onward.

Published 22 June 2026

We’re thrilled to be landing this season’s Ethiopian naturals, some of our most anticipated coffees of the year. With beautiful florals and a complex, fruit-forward profile, these lots exhibit the impeccable structure and elegance we’ve come to expect from Testi’s offerings. Excitingly, we have two lots available that will soon be ready for dispatch: Ayla Bombe Natural and Hadeso Natural. Read on for more on each coffee, and reach out if you’d like to taste samples!

Beautiful Ayla is surrounded by Sidama’s imposing Bombe hills.

The Bonera river runs at the bottom of the washing station, providing Ayla’s team with plenty of water for processing.

Sidama remains largely reliant on agriculture for subsistence and its economy.

The local Lake Hawassa is an ecological and economic lifeline for Sidama’s inhabitants, supporting tourism, fisheries and agriculture,— it’s also a beautiful place to visit!

Ayla Bombe Natural | Bensa, Sidama

Located in the microregion of Bensa, Ayla washing station is home to some of the most floral coffees we source from Ethiopia. Produced with cherry delivered by 900 outgrowers from the kebele of Bombe, this lot is delicate and complex, with tropical acidity and notes of mango and nectarine.

Recognising the exceptional character and reliability of coffees from Guji, Testi’s founder Faysel Abdosh has established several washing station that support the region’s farmers.

Hadeso is surrounded by Shakisso’s stunning, fertile landscape.

When driving through Shakisso, Guji, it’s evident how rich and fertile the region is — and why its coffee is so exceptional.

Along with coffee, historically Guji has been known for its cattle.

Hadeso Natural | Shakisso, Guji

We love featuring Hadeso washing station’s distinctly sweet and textural coffees. Part of what makes them so special is the incredibly fertile and nutrient-rich soils of Shakisso, Guji, a region known for the exceptional character and reliability of their coffees. The latest crop of their natural lot is transparent and juicy, with notes of candied fruit, strawberry and peach.

Salam, Ethiopia!

Published 22 June 2026

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