Dinkinesh: Genji Challa

About This Coffee

Genji Challa is a washed single-origin coffee from Gera, Jimma, Ethiopia, produced by the Nano Challa Cooperative (723 farmer members). Grown at 1,900-2,200 meters elevation using JARC Selection Bishari variety 74110 and Ethiopia Landraces, this Lot #11 comes from higher-elevation farms and later-season harvests. The coffee displays candied violet, nectarine, oolong tea, and apricot notes with bright citrus and stone fruit, floral aromatics, honeyed sweetness, and a soft, tea-like structure.

Origin

Gera (Ethiopia)

Flavor Notes

Floral, Citrus Fruit, Honey, Candied Violet, Nectarine, Oolong Tea, Apricot, Stone Fruit

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Washed

Typology

Arabica

Metu Bishari, Ethiopia Landraces

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Little Waves Coffee Roasters

Little Waves Coffee Roasters grew out of Cocoa Cinnamon, a café founded in 2010 by Areli Barrera Grodski and Leon Grodski Barrera in the North Carolina mountains before the couple relocated to Durham in 2011. The dedicated roasting arm launched in June 2017 at the Lakewood location, using a Loring S15 Falcon that cuts energy consumption by 80 percent compared to conventional roasters. Little Waves is a Latina led, women forward company that prioritizes sourcing from women producers and farmers of color, maintaining multi year relationships built on fair pricing and mutual investment. In 2022, Roast Magazine named Little Waves its Micro Roaster of the Year, and co founder Areli was selected as a 2025 Sprudge Twenty honoree. The roastery was also featured in the Omnivore Apple TV docuseries, bringing wider attention to its model of equitable specialty coffee.

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