Ethiopia Bekele Yutute

Produced by Bekele Yutute in Dembe at 2,350 meters, this natural process coffee reflects careful drying and variety selection. Using the 74158 cultivar, Bekele emphasizes clean, expressive profiles, highlighting aromatics, subtle fruit, and a refined, tea-like structure.

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Bekele Yutute's natural-processed lot from Ethiopia's Dembe region offers a compelling study in restraint. Natural-processed coffees tend to showcase bold fruit expression, yet Verve's roasting brings out more delicate aromatics and subtle fruit character—a quality that natural processing can emphasize when carefully executed at elevation. The varietal 74158, grown at 2350 masl, develops the cleaner, more crystalline profile the roaster identifies as tea-like, moving away from the heavier stone-fruit typical of the method. This coffee demonstrates how terroir, altitude, and careful roasting can shape natural coffees toward clarity rather than intensity. Explore Ethiopia's Dembe origin to understand the regional context, and reference the flavor wheel to map the aromatics and subtle fruit dimensions Verve describes.