Ethiopia
Laba Gesha

Natural process Kurume

Flavour: black tea, cherry, prune

Body: Acidity:

Through years of sourcing coffee across Ethiopia, G Broad has recorded coffee cultivation spanning altitudes from 1,500 to 2,480 meters above sea level. In one strategic discussion between G Broad and Adanech’s family, a new idea emerged—to differentiate coffees by kebele (village) to highlight the unique characteristics tied to each micro region.

As they reviewed a detailed map of the Gedeo Zone, they evaluated various villages based on geography, elevation, varietal presence, and production potential. During this process, they identified a lesser-known village—Laba Gesha—located on the northern outskirts of Yirgacheffe county, bordering the Bule mountain range. This area represents the upper limit of where coffee cannot grow beyond this area due to its extreme elevation and cold climate. Intrigued, the team decided to visit Laba Gesha to verify if coffee could truly thrive there. In 2024, Adanech’s family made the trip and confirmed that Kurume variety coffee was indeed being cultivated at those heights. Encouraged by what they saw, they returned the following harvest season to purchase red cherries and process them separately as a distinct lot.

This marks the first year of producing a Laba Gesha village lot—a coffee grown at the frontier of elevation limits. Further refinements, learnings, and data are anticipated in the coming seasons as this newly discovered origin continues to develop.

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Ethical, traceable sourcing

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The transparency helps us talk confidently about the quality and background of our product, and it helps you know exactly what you’re buying.

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Our coffee philosophy
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Fresh harvest coffee

We only source and roast coffee from each country’s latest harvest season (so the green coffee is never older than 1 year from the time of picking, processing and packing). This ensures the sensory qualities are always at their peak and unaffected by excessive ageing.

Roasted for espresso and filter (best enjoyed black)

Roast style: omni. Omni roasts are designed to brew and taste great both as espresso and filter. Our omni single origins generally sit on Agtron values in the ~70-60 value range. So, technically, they are somewhere in the lighter side of the medium spectrum.

Designed for espresso and filter brewing. Best enjoyed black.

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Our Loring Kestrel S35 roaster
Our roasting style and approach

Best brewed within days 15-49 post-roast

The ‘fresh is best’ saying doesn’t apply to coffee (contrary to popular belief). Waiting before opening and brewing your bag of whole coffee beans helps develop peak flavour and acidity.

But heads up: if you buy pre-ground coffee, brew it as soon as possible.

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Our recommended brewing window

Try our custom brewing recipes

Our recipes and ratios are tailored to our coffee sourcing and roasting styles, bringing the best flavour and feel out of each coffee.

For pour over, immersion, and other filter brewing styles, check our brew guides.
For our espresso single origins, we recommend a coffee:yield ratio of 1:3:

Dose: 20g ground coffee
Yield: 60g espresso
Total brew time: ~24-28 seconds

This is just a starting point! We encourage you to experiment, taste, and adjust to find the recipe that you enjoy the most.

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Our espresso brew guide (single origin)
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Packaging and sustainability

Bags: ABA-certified home compostable (AS 5810-2010)
Labels: recyclable
Valves (only on +250g bags): general waste
Box and tape (online orders): recyclable

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Our packaging

Producer: Laba Gesha
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Altitude: 2442m above sea level
Variety: Kurume
Process: natural
Importer: Condesa
Body
Acidity
Tasting notes: Black tea, cherry, prune
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Variety

Kurume variety

An Ethiopian sub-varietal that falls under the umbrella of Heirloom/landrace category, called as such in the Yirgacheffe area but referred to as Kudhum in Guji.

The location

Coffee from Ethiopia

Seen as the birthplace of domesticated coffee, there are not many more exciting times at the Sample warehouse as when our fresh Ethiopian lots arrive. Legend says it’s our favourite origin…

The Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia

Unique for its floral and highly aromatic coffees. Some our of very favourite and memorable Ethiopian coffees have emerged from this legendary region.

Farm processes

Natural process

This technique leaves some flesh on the coffee cherry during processing and drying. This results in flavours which may show jammy fruit and a little winey-ness.