Landrace Natural Bekele Yutute

ETHIOPIA

Tastes Like: Blueberries, Tropical, Rhubarb

Origin: Sidama, Bensa, Bombe, Ethiopia

Variety: 74158

Producer: Bekele Yutute

Elevation: 2,300 masl

Process: Natural

Size: 227g

Bekele Utute’s brother-in-law manages his farm in Kokose, which was the 5th place winner in the Cup of Excellence in 2021—a lot named after his nephew, Samuel, who manages Bekele’s Kokose drying station. At his farm, he grows primarily 74158, common to the quality-focused farms around Bensa. Like at his other drying station near Dembe—where
he was born into a family of coffee growers—Bekele produces dry processed coffee at his Kokose site, which he purchased in 2019. He used to sell coffee to local suppliers before obtaining his export license in 2021, exclusively producing dry processed coffees (traditional naturals and anaerobics) for export to the U.S. and Korean specialty
markets.