Touchy Coffee Ethiopia Ayele Tulu

Taste Notes: Orange Blossom, Grenadine, Eclipse
Sensory Profile: Lipton tea, Aperol Spritz, Cutie Clementines, Solar Flare, Syzygy, Peak Foliage
Region: Bona Zuria, Sidama Bensa, Ethiopia
Grown By: ~300 smallholder farmers
Elevation: Up to 2,300 meters
Varieties: Field blend, largely 74158 (“Zipa”) with various JARC and landrace varieties
Processing: Washed

Bright, bold, and undeniably captivating, this washed Ethiopian coffee shines with an irresistible sunny-day swagger. Its flower-forward, citrusy sweetness bursts through with a super-saturated intensity, offering a crisp, cocktail-like slickness that’s impossible to replicate.

Perhaps the reddest, orangest coffee of the year, this offering is as vibrant as its flavors suggest. Ayele Tulu, after a 45-year career in government service, returned to his roots in Bona Zuria, Sidama, to establish a washing station that now supports ~300 smallholder farmers.