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Ethiopia Bookkisa Washed

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— About this coffee

Ships within 1 week after your roast date. These beans hit their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting.

A washed Ethiopian single origin with ripe grape jelly and blueberry

Ethiopia Bookkisa Washed is a light-roast single origin from the Bookkisa sub-ward in Guji, Ethiopia. Gently washed and dried on raised tables, it pours sweet and clean with ripe grape jelly, light blueberry and a perky acidity. For pour-over drinkers who love juicy, floral Ethiopian filter coffee.

Tasting Notes

Grape Jelly · Light Blueberry · Perky Acidity
Sweet and juicy with a clean, tea-like body and a bright, lively finish; as it cools, expect white peach, grapefruit and lovely florals.

Coffee Details

Origin Ethiopia
Region Guji
Station Bookkisa sub-ward
Producer Sookoo Coffee (Ture Waji)
Variety 74110 & 74112
Processing Washed
Roast Level Light
Tasting Notes Grape jelly, light blueberry, white peach, grapefruit, florals

About This Coffee

This is a washed Ethiopian coffee from Bookkisa, a sub-ward in the Guji zone known for some of the most expressive filter coffees in the country. It is minimally processed: after mechanical de-pulping, the coffee soaked for just 12 hours, then dried slowly on raised tables. That short, careful fermentation keeps the cup clean while preserving the ripe, jammy sweetness Guji is loved for.

The coffee comes from Sookoo Coffee, run by local legend Ture Waji, whose station has built a long-standing reputation in the region. After years of celebrated natural-process lots, this washed selection shows another side of the same terroir, trading bold fruit for clarity, florals and a notably perky acidity that stands out among the washed Ethiopians we have tasted this year.

How to Brew Ethiopia Bookkisa Washed

Method Filter / Pour-over
Ratio 1 : 17
Ground coffee 16g
Total water 250ml
Water temperature 93°C
Brew time 3 minutes

If the cup tastes sharp or thin, grind a touch finer to build sweetness; if it turns bitter or drying, grind a little coarser.

How Much Coffee Is in a Bag?

At around 15g per cup, a 250g bag brews about 16 pour-overs, and the 1kg bag makes roughly 65. That is a few weeks of bright, floral mornings from a single Guji harvest, or one big bag to keep this washed Ethiopian in rotation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this better as filter or espresso?
This is built for filter. As a light-roast washed Ethiopian it shines as pour-over or batch brew, where its grape jelly sweetness, florals and perky acidity come through cleanly. You can pull it as espresso, but expect a bright, fruit-forward shot.

What does Ethiopia Bookkisa Washed taste like?
Ripe grape jelly and light blueberry up front, with a clean, tea-like body. As it cools you will find white peach, grapefruit and lovely florals, finishing bright and juicy.

How fresh is the coffee?
We roast in Kuala Lumpur and ship within one week of your roast date. These beans are at their best 2 to 3 weeks after roasting, so there is plenty of runway to dial them in.

Any tips for getting the best cup?
Start with the recipe above (16g to 250ml, 93°C, around 3 minutes). Keep the water just off the boil to protect the florals, and adjust grind in small steps until the sweetness peaks.

Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Free shipping within Malaysia on orders over RM80.

Want to try before committing? Explore the Taster Box. Buying for an office or café? See Bulk & Office Orders.

— Tasting notes

In the cup.

How Ethiopia Bookkisa Washed shows up — flavour profile, body, finish — graded on our internal cupping rubric.

Origin
Africa
Roast level
Light Roast
Process
Washed
Best for
Filter · Pourover
Brew ratio
1 : 16 (filter) · 1 : 2 (espresso)
— Brew suggestions

Brew it
like this.

Pourover (V60)
Ratio
15g : 250g
Time
3:00
Temp
93°C

Bloom 30s. Four pours of 60g, 30s apart.

French Press
Ratio
30g : 500g
Time
4:00
Temp
92°C

Plunge slow. Decant immediately to avoid over-extraction.

Espresso
Ratio
18g : 36g
Time
28s
Temp
93°C

Distribute, tamp level, pull. Adjust grind to hit time.

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