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Buku Sayisa. Cafe De Ethiopia

Buku Sayisa. Cafe De Ethiopia

Kima Coffee

About This Coffee

This coffee is from the Buku Sayisa site, meaning "blessed valley," located in the Hambela Wamena area of the Guji region in Ethiopia. Produced by Esayas Beriso at one of the highest altitudes for coffee cultivation at 2,350 meters above sea level. The coffee is Heirloom variety processed using anaerobic natural methods, where ripe cherries are selectively hand-picked and sealed in plastic containers for anaerobic fermentation for 18-24 hours before being sun-dried on raised beds for 2-3 weeks. The flavor profile features blueberry, cherry, banana, and violet floral notes.

Origin

Guji (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Blueberry, Cherry, Arándanos, Cerezas, Plátano, Florales Violetas, Banana, Violet, Blueberries, Cherries, Violet Flowers

Roast Level

Processing

Natural Anaerobic

Typology

Arabica
Heirloom
KC

Kima Coffee

Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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