MUNTASHA 2026 NEW CROP - 74158, WASHED - ETHIOPIA

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GOÛT & CO CHENGDU, CHINA MUNTASHA 2026 NEW CROP - 74158, WASHED ROSE CHERRY BLUEBERRY MIXED TROPICAL FRUITS LAPSANG SOUCHONG TEA ORIGIN: ETHIOPIA REGION: ARBEGONA, SIDAMA STATION: MUNTASHA PRODUCER: LEGESSE BOTASA (2022 COE 1ST) ALTITUDE: 2150-2400 MASL VARIETY: 74158 CROP: PICKED IN JAN.2026 / ARRIVED IN MAY 2026 BY AIR PROCESS: NATURAL ROAST DATE: MAY 19, 2026 FROM THE ROASTER: ABOUT FARM MULLUGETA MUNTASHA PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO OPERATE THIS UNIQUE PROCESSING STATION, WITH FARM ALTITUDES RANGING FROM 2150 TO 2400 MASL. BORN IN BURSA VILLAGE—A REGION THAT ONLY RECENTLY BEGAN COFFEE CULTIVATION—MULLUGETA STARTED HIS CAREER AS A COFFEE CHERRY PICKER IN ARSI. AFTER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN AND FOUNDED HIS OWN MILL, DAWENCHO, IN 2021. THAT SAME YEAR, HE WON 2ND PLACE IN THE CUP OF EXCELLENCE (COE) UNDER THE DAWENCHO COOPERATIVE NAME AND 6TH PLACE UNDER HIS OWN NAME. IN 2022, FOUR OF HIS LOTS RANKED IN THE COE TOP 10, INCLUDING THE 1ST PLACE WINNER BY LEGESSE BOTASA, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW AND COLLABORATOR.