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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Ethiopia Kercha Natural, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Kercha Natural; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Kercha Natural; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Ethiopia Kercha Natural; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇪🇹Ethiopia · Guji

Ethiopia Kercha Natural

Roasted by Cat & CloudRoaster's website
PROCESS NOT FULLY DISCLOSED
TagsEthiopiaGujiHeirloomNaturalMedium-Light roastBlueberryStrawberryArabicaSingle originVarious smallholder farmsCat & CloudIndependent
🇪🇹EthiopiaNaturalHeirloomMedium-Light roast
Brand
Cat & Cloud
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇪🇹Ethiopia
Region
Guji
Town
Kercha
Farm / Station
Various smallholder farms
Farmer / Producer
Various smallholding producers in Guji
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Heirloom
Process
Roast
Medium-Light
Tasting notes
Blueberry, Chocolate Chips, Strawberry Ice Cream
Fermentation
—
Drying
—
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • altitude mThe exact page publishes a 1,800–2,200 m range, so no single point altitude is assigned.
  • farm id and producer idThe exact page identifies various smallholding producers and no single farm or producer.
  • harvestThe year-round product page does not publish a harvest month or year.
  • fermentation and dryingNatural processing is confirmed, but the lot-specific fermentation and drying protocol is not published.
  • gradeThe exact sources do not publish a formal green-coffee grade.
  • sentiment scopeThe only qualifying numeric rating is one 2022 exact-product review; this evergreen product's underlying smallholder lots may rotate.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    Ethiopia Kercha Natural
  2. 02
    The brand
    Cat & Cloud
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Cat & Cloud
  4. 04
    The variety
    Heirloom
  5. 05
    The farm
    Various smallholder farms
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Various smallholding producers in Guji
  7. 07
    The region
    Guji
  8. 08
    The country
    🇪🇹Ethiopia
From the producer

Cat & Cloud identifies various smallholding producers in Ethiopia's Guji region and notes that farms in this sourcing context average roughly two acres; no individual farm or producer is named.

From the roaster

Naturally processed coffees can be a bit polarizing in the coffee community. We value them as an exciting experience for coffee drinkers across the spectrum.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A continuously offered Guji natural that gives drinkers a stable fruit-and-chocolate product identity while transparently rotating among smallholder supply.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Natural process identified

Cat & Cloud labels the coffee Natural; lot-specific fermentation and drying steps are not published.

What was added?

No additive is disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, co-ferment or inoculated culture is disclosed.

Why it matters

The exact page confirms a natural process but does not publish the release-specific fermentation or drying protocol.

What you might taste

Blueberry, chocolate chips and strawberry ice cream.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://catandcloud.com/products/ethiopia-kercha-natural
Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

What the internet is saying
WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-26. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One verified independent exact-product rating source is available; this is too little for a consensus.

What people don't

The verified reviewer reported a weak aftertaste in both espresso and filter preparations and did not recommend the coffee.

Flavors people keep mentioning
weak aftertaste
Outside ratings & rankings
  • Kofio 3.0/5 from 1 verified customer review

Scores remain on their original scales. An outside review, competition score or historical release is not our tasting and cannot safely be merged into one five-star rating.Our method

The sources
  • Independent marketplace ratings
    Kofio
    One verified Kofio customer review on the exact Ethiopia Kercha Natural product page, dated 2022-10-03, rated it 3.0/5 and reported that the expected fruity, juicy profile was hard to detect, with an unpleasant aftertaste in espresso and filter. This is a very small historical product-level sample; Cat & Cloud's evergreen Kercha lots may rotate.
    Source
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