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THE JOURNALFIELD NOTES · Nº 01INAUGURAL SEASON · 2026
2025 HARVEST SHOWCASE · GUJI / SIDAMA

Naturals and washed lots from Guji & Sidama

A closed showcase auction of four traceable highland lots — demo data for the results archive.

WORDS
EGGSTONE Cupping Lab
DATA
Uncrack Engine · NIR
LOTS
4 · 4 producers
Upcoming · Aug 11
The ridgelines of Guji / Sidama — 2025 Harvest Showcase.FIG. 01

A closed showcase auction of four traceable highland lots — demo data for the results archive.

01THE ORIGIN

Every lot in Ethiopia Highlands (Test) arrives with the same file: a 16-component NIR chemistry read, a verified cupping score and the mill's own processing log. Guji / Sidama grew these coffees; the numbers let them speak for themselves before the gavel falls.

Farm photo
Mill · drying photo
From the field — farm and mill photos are on their way.FIG. 02–03
02IN THE MILL

Each lot is processed to the producer's own recipe — fermentation, drying and rest times are logged at the mill and travel with the lot's data sheet.

Harvest windows and moisture readings for this selection are listed per lot in the catalogue below.

Buyers used to taste my coffee and name their price. This season, the coffee brings its own numbers to the table.
ALEMU DESTA, ANASORA STATION
03THE PLAYERS
01
Tesfaye BekeleEXPERIMENTAL PROCESSING

Tesfaye's family has farmed Guji / Sidama, Ethiopia for generations, balancing tradition with a new appetite for measured, evidence-first processing.

02
Faysel AbdoshEXPERIMENTAL PROCESSING

A Guji / Sidama, Ethiopia grower whose small lots are picked in multiple passes and dried slowly to protect what the altitude gives.

03
Alemu DestaEXPERIMENTAL PROCESSING

A meticulous estate in Guji / Sidama, Ethiopia known for clean separations — each block picked, processed and rested as its own lot.

04
Genet WoldeSMALLHOLDER COLLECTIVE

Genet's family has farmed Guji / Sidama, Ethiopia for generations, balancing tradition with a new appetite for measured, evidence-first processing.

Producers · landscape photo
The producers — group and landscape photos are on their way.FIG. 04
04THE CATALOGUE

House estimates are previews until the pricing model is trained.

Opening Aug 11
Ethiopia Highlands (Test)
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