Ethiopia Guji Hambela Kemila Camellia Natural G1
Ethiopia Guji Hambela Kemila Camellia Natural G1
The 2019 African competition natural-category champion, pairing camellia-like elegance with explosive peach, lychee, passion fruit, and boozy cherry.
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Flavor Description
Kemila Camellia comes from smallholder plots around 2,350 meters in Guji's Hambela area. Elegant white-flower and camellia-like aromas appear first, followed by peach, apricot, lychee, and passion fruit. Blueberry, grape juice, and boozy cherry add richness through the middle, while caramel, cocoa, and temperate-fruit sweetness shape the finish. Despite its exuberant fruit, the cup retains unusual refinement for a Hambela natural.
Processing and Competition
Selectively picked ripe cherries are dried on African raised beds and turned frequently for even drying. A lot from this producer won the natural category at a 2019 African competition.
Brewing Notes
- Pour-over: Medium grind, 90–91°C, ratio 1:15
- Technique: Bloom for 35–40 seconds, then use three pulse pours to concentrate the florals, juicy fruit, and caramel sweetness