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🇪🇹Ethiopia · Guji

Archive: Ethiopia Kayon Mountain

Roasted by Verve Coffee RoastersRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsEthiopiaGujiEthiopian Heirloom (broad roaster labelnot one verified cultivar)WashedLight roastApricotPeachArabicaSingle originKayon Mountain FarmIsmael Hassen and familyVerve Coffee RoastersIndependent
🇪🇹EthiopiaWashedLight roast
Brand
Verve Coffee Roasters
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇪🇹Ethiopia
Region
Guji
Town
Odo Shakiso
Farm / Station
Kayon Mountain Farm
Farmer / Producer
Ismael Hassen and family
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
Ethiopian Heirloom (broad roaster label; not one verified cultivar)
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Apricot, Sweet Cream, White Peach
Fermentation
Small-batch fermentation; duration not disclosed
Drying
Raised beds for 2–3 weeks
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
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Why some details are blank
  • altitude mVerve publishes a 1,900–2,200 meter range; the single numeric field remains blank rather than inventing a midpoint.
  • exact variety“Ethiopian Heirloom” is an umbrella label rather than one verified cultivar identity, so no structured variety record is linked.
  • fermentation durationVerve confirms small-batch fermentation but does not publish the duration or vessel.
  • harvestThe exact archive page does not disclose a harvest month, crop year, or lot code.
  • sibling archive identityThe separate /kayon-mountain-archive URL has similar facts, but no release marker proves whether it is the same annual offering; the two database records were not merged.
  • public sentimentNo independent source with enough release-level identifiers qualified for sentiment or a public rating.
  • owner tastingNo owner purchase, brew, tasting, score, or approval is recorded.
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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
    Archive: Ethiopia Kayon Mountain
  2. 02
    The brand
    Verve Coffee Roasters
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Verve Coffee Roasters
  4. 04
    The variety
    Ethiopian Heirloom (broad roaster label; not one verified cultivar)
  5. 05
    The farm
    Kayon Mountain Farm
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Ismael Hassen and family
  7. 07
    The region
    Guji
  8. 08
    The country
    🇪🇹Ethiopia
From the producer

Ismael Hassen and his family founded Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm PLC in 2012. The farm combines cultivated coffee with protected forest, indigenous shade, compost, natural fertilizers, and organic weed and pest management.

From the roaster

Verve Coffee Roasters is a Santa Cruz-based company founded in 2007 that focuses on direct trade relationships. They are known for sourcing high-quality single-origin coffees and have received numerous industry accolades.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A carefully documented washed Guji estate lot combining long, slow drying with biodiversity-conscious farm management and a classic stone-fruit profile.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Depulping

Ripe cherries are depulped after harvest.

02
Fermentation and washing

Coffee ferments in small batches, then is washed; the duration is not disclosed.

03
Drying and sorting

Parchment dries slowly on raised beds for 2–3 weeks and is hand sorted.

What was added?

Nothing disclosed.

What wasn't added?

No fruit, flavoring, or fermentation inoculant is disclosed.

Why it matters

Careful washing and long raised-bed drying support clarity, silky texture, and stone-fruit sweetness.

What you might taste

Apricot, sweet cream, and white peach, as listed by Verve.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.vervecoffee.com/products/kayon-mountain
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

0%
Positive
0
Mentions
0%
Trend
People keep talking about
ApricotSweet CreamWhite Peach
The conversation
  • Public discussion
    Reddit (r/pourover)
    A brewer's first Verve Kayon Mountain cup was nearly undrinkable at a concentrated ratio, then improved markedly after a coarser grind and 15:250 ratio; commenters described fruit, floral, sweet almond, milk chocolate, and thin tea-like body.
    Source
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