• Harmony Coffee package with purple label on a beige background
  • Text 'WILD & COMPLEX ETHIOPIA' on a purple background
  • Purple background with text listing flavors on a purple background
  • Red coffee cherries drying on large black tarps outdoors with people monitoring the process.
  • Group of people standing in front of a green building with signage.
  • Bekele Yutute standing next to a blue barrel inside a rustic building with wooden walls.
  • Bekele Yutute inspecting coffee beans on a raised African bed under a shade structure.
  • Logo with the word 'Harmony' on a purple background
  • Purple background with 'VARIETY 74158' text
  • Text 'BEKELE YUTUTE MURAGO' on a purple background
  • Text 'PROCESS × ANAEROBIC NATURAL' on a purple background
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Harmony Coffee Roaster

BEKELE YUTUTE (Releasing 8/9)

£14.95 GBP
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Suitable for: Espresso & Filter Brewing
Best As: Espresso (Black), Espresso (Milk based) & Filter (Black)

Flavour Description: Orange Starburst Sweets, Peach Yoghurt, Blueberry, Earl Grey

Producer: Bekele Yutute
Washing Station: Murago
Region: Sidama
Variety: 74158 (JARC)
Process: Anaerobic Natural

Q-Score: 90.00
Sourced via: Mecota Trading & Omwani Coffee 

Recommended Rest: For the best tasting brew out of this specialty coffee from Murago, we'd suggest resting this for 14-57 days off roast - we wrote a coffee blog on this here.

 

About This coffee:

Bekele Yutute owns three coffee farms in Bensa Woreda: Dambi, Kokose, and Murago. Among these, Kokose is situated at the highest altitude, reaching 2,345 meters above sea level.

Bekele began cultivating JARC 74110 coffee at Kokose in 2021 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Samuel. Their efforts were quickly recognised, earning 5th place in the 2021 Cup of Excellence (CoE) and 3rd place in the 2024 CoE.

The Kokose farm is located on an open mountainside, where the temperature remains cool and the area is often covered in clouds.

This particular lot consists of 100% 74158.

74158 is commonly referred to as a JARC cultivar (JARC standing for Jimma Agricultural Research Centre). 74158 is the Catalogue number. All varieties that are denoted as 74xxx indicate that they were original landraces discovered in 1974 in the local forests. Certain varieties were generationally selected for their pronounced quality, disease resistance, yield, and a good deal other qualities that the agricultural institutions of the 70's were selecting for. Once selected for, the seed pools were propagated and sold. 

 

A word from Moata Raya, founder of Mecota Coffee

"Hello, I am Moata Raya. My wife Rosa and I founded Mecota PLC in 2023 with a vision to craft the finest Ethiopian coffee. I have spent my career focused on improving coffee quality and sustainability in Ethiopia. I have worked as a coffee quality trainer, managed farm and wet mill operations, and collaborated with Technoserve to map local coffee profiles and enhance quality control for washed coffees.

These experiences have allowed me to promote a culture of excellence and sustainability among the farmers we work with at Mecota. It is our dedication to unique processing techniques and sustainable development for coffee growing communities that makes Mecota coffees truly exceptional."

Moata Raya - Mecota Coffee,
Quoted by Omwani Coffee in 2024