015 - Layo Teraga

About This Coffee

For 2025 in Ethiopia, I played favorites: Layo Teraga is my favorite cooperative in all of Ethiopia and every year produces some of my favorite coffees. The profile is one that is somewhat unfamiliar to many consumers relative to those coming from the highlands of Yirgacheffe or Agaro, but it rewards us in the cup with vibrant stonefruits, high acidity, and a rue-like fruity herbaciousness. The sixth coffee of our 2025 season takes us to Uraga, Ethiopia, where the Layo Teraga cooperative and its 1814 smallholder members produce stunning traditional washed and natural coffee across three processing stations. This washed coffee comes from a two-week separation from Site 01, the cooperative's highest elevation station, and bursts with complex, fruited acidity