This washed-processed coffee from the Nano Challa Cooperative in Ethiopia's Jimma Zone offers deep, complex fruitiness, floral notes, and black tea flavors, complemented by molasses-like sweetness and a round, coating mouthfeel. Grown at 2,048 meters altitude in the Geera area, the coffee thrives under shade of native trees in humus-rich, silt-loam soil. The nearly 950-hectare growing area is surrounded by natural forest. Produced by thousands of smallholder farmers cultivating coffee traditionally, the cherries undergo careful sorting using flotation and hand selection, water-efficient PENAGOS pulping, mechanical mucilage removal, 8-12 hour soaking, and slow drying on raised African beds for 7-11 days.
Good Life Coffee Roasters grew from a Helsinki café venture that Lauri Pipinen opened in 2012, eventually establishing the dedicated roastery in 2014. Lauri, a three time Finnish barista champion, brings championship pedigree to the operation and has competed in the World Coffee Championships representing Finland. The roastery's philosophy is straightforward and unpretentious: source and roast coffee that is fresh, tasty, and easy to drink. Over the years, the roastery has evolved from a small neighborhood café into an award-winning operation, earning the title of Best Roaster at the Nordic Coffee Fest in 2024.
