What Makes Ana Sora Farm Coffee Production Distinct?

Ana Sora Farm sits in the Guji region of Ethiopia, covering about 250 hectares at 1,900 to 2,350 meters. It is a rare single-estate coffee production base in a country where most lots are blended from smallholders and named after cooperatives, stations, or villages. Lot 3 is processed with the African raised-bed single-layer slow natural method.

The cup shows strawberry cookie, mixed berries, citrus, and floral notes, with maple syrup-like sweetness and a solid, rich mouthfeel. High fermentation brings delicate blueberry aroma, and at medium temperatures the coffee keeps the typical Sidamo richness, with a long finish and lasting sweetness. Annual rainfall at the farm runs about 1,500 to 2,000 millimeters.

Located in the Guji region of Ethiopia, Ana Sora Farm is a rare single-estate coffee production base in the country, covering about 250 hectares with an altitude of 1,900 to 2,350 meters. This Lot 3 batch is processed using the African raised-bed single-layer slow natural method, presenting a complex aroma of strawberry cookie, mixed berries, citrus, and floral notes, accompanied by maple syrup-like sweetness and a solid, rich mouthfeel. The high fermentation brings delicate blueberry aromas, a sweet and full-bodied coffee body, and the typical Sidamo richness at medium temperatures, giving this bean a long finish and enduring sweetness. Front Street Coffee recommends it to enthusiasts who love naturally processed Ethiopian coffee. This article will outline the farm's background, Guji region trends, and relevant Oromo context to help readers fully understand the origins and story of this bean.

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Ethiopia Natural Sidamo G1 Guji Ana Sora Farm Single Farm Lot3

(Ethiopia Sidamo Guji Ana Sora Lot3 Natural G1)

Flavor notes: strawberry cookie, mixed berries, citrus, floral,

maple syrup-like aroma, sweet and bright acidity, solid and rich mouthfeel

High fermentation winey aroma, delicate blueberry aroma, sweet and full-bodied mouthfeel,

At medium temperature, it still has the typical Sidamo rich coffee body, with a good finish and enduring sweetness.

Country　　Ethiopia (Ethiopia)

Region　　Oromia Region (Oromia Region)

Guji (Guji Zone)

Farm Ana Sora Farm (Ana Sora)

Altitude　　1,900 to 2,350 meters

Variety　　Ethiopian Heirloom (Heirloom)

Annual rainfall　about 1,500 to 2,000 millimeters (mm)

Processing station　Ana Sora Farm (Ana Sora)

Processing method　African raised-bed single-layer slow natural drying process

Introduction:

Friends who love naturally processed Ethiopian coffee are in for a treat. Earlier this year, a Taiwanese buyer tasted an amazing natural Sidamo G1 at origin—a batch from the single farm Ana Sora in Guji, whose performance can be described as bursting with blueberries. This bean is finally in stock and on sale today. Unlike typical Ethiopian coffee, which blends small batches from many smallholders across various local blocks and then names them after cooperatives, processing stations, or villages, Ana Sora Farm is a rare single-estate coffee in Ethiopia, covering about 250 hectares and located between 1,900 and 2,350 meters above sea level. Its flavor profile shows high fermentation yet delicate blueberry aroma, a sweet and full-bodied mouthfeel, and at medium temperature it still retains the typical Sidamo rich coffee body, with an excellent finish and enduring sweetness. Coffee lovers must not miss it.

This batch comes from Ana Sora Farm, whose owner is Israel Defga. Judging by the name, he appears to have Jewish ancestry, and he is already the second-generation operator. The farm was established in 2010 and renamed in 2013. Currently, the farm has 250 hectares of land, of which 150 hectares are used for coffee cultivation, distributed on slopes at an average altitude of 1,900 to 2,350 meters, and all coffee is processed naturally. After 2018, the farm plans to expand coffee planting by another 100 hectares and will introduce hot spring water sources to produce washed beans. The farm is located along the Turo River, and the abundant water source is sufficient to meet washing needs. Ana Sora Farm is located in the Guji Zone, and the rise of Guji is one of the important development trends in Ethiopia in recent years; Shakisso is a well-known example. However, Ana Sora Farm's operating model is unique, entirely on another level. The rise of Guji can be said to have inherent原始 conditions. The residents near the farm are Oromo People (*see note below), mostly smallholder coffee families, and the farm's labor support all comes from these smallholder coffee farmers.

The Guji Zone has always been worthy of close attention, and its development in recent years also confirms that the rise of the Guji region is indeed one of the important trends in Ethiopia's recent development. In addition to beans from larger regions such as Hambela and Shakisso, excellent beans from processing stations and even single estates have also appeared, which the traditional Yirgacheffe region cannot match. Moreover, in terms of innovative processing methods, honey-processed batches have also appeared. Besides Gesha Village being a recent focus, beans from the Guji region have also become a major hotspot. To understand Ethiopia's trends, Guji is a key point that cannot be ignored.

Notes:

The Oromo People are the largest indigenous ethnic group in Ethiopia, with a population of about 38 million, accounting for about 40% of the country's total population, and their mother tongue is called the Oromo Language. The term/ethnic group Oromo, because it occupies a certain place in Ethiopia's population and history, often appears in words with Oromo as the root. For example, Ethiopia's largest administrative Region is the Oromia Region, which spans the Great Rift Valley; the largest coffee cooperative organization in Ethiopia today is the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (OCFCU). Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, by bloodline alone, had the largest proportion of Oromo ancestry (though his ascension to the throne mainly relied on royal blood from his grandmother—Amhara ancestry; the current national language of Ethiopia is Amharic, the language of the Amhara people).

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.