Ethiopia – Getachew Zeleke, Tero Farm (Washed)
Tastes Like: 🍑 White Peach · 🧊 Iced Tea · 🍋 Citrus
Origin: Tero Farm, Guji, Ethiopia
Producer: Dimtu Coffee Industry PLC — Getachew Zeleke
Variety: 74110, 74112 & Local Landraces
Elevation: 2,000–2,200 masl
Process: Washed
Before he ever planted his first coffee tree, Getachew Zeleke was an accountant, quite literally a bean counter. After years of saving from his accounting work, he purchased land in Addis Ababa as an investment. When the real estate market surged in 2008, he sold that land and used the proceeds to buy a farm in Shakisso. By 2009, he had begun planting coffee.
This was the beginning of Dimtu, long before it became one of Guji’s most respected specialty operations. Getachew began by harvesting from his own young trees and buying cherries from nearby outgrowers, selling dried cherry through the ECX system.
In 2016, driven by a desire to focus on specialty coffee, he registered Dimtu PLC, built his own washing station, and shifted fully toward high-quality production. Still unsatisfied with the speed and consistency of commercial dry mills, he built his own dry mill, gaining full control over the quality chain from cherry selection to export.
This extreme level of detail, discipline, and transparency is why Getachew’s coffees stand out — and why working with him is such an honor.
THE CUPA stunning washed Guji with crystalline clarity. Expect white peach sweetness, iced-tea–like smoothness, and bright citrus that lifts the entire cup. Clean, refreshing, and beautifully layered — a perfect expression of high-altitude Ethiopian washed coffee handled with precision.