Daannisa

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The release of Daannisa marks the return of the first coffee we ever purchased from Ture Waji six years ago! We’re thrilled to have this one on the menu again and continue showcasing the expert natural processing of the Sookoo team. 

You’ve likely heard us mention Ture many times before, as he exports the bulk of our natural Ethiopians, like Biranu Dulo and Bookkisa. We’ve been consistently impressed with every coffee we’ve tasted from Sookoo, and were thrilled to continue diving deeper and strengthening our relationship with each passing year.  They specialize in primarily natural processed coffees (though, we’ll have some washed soon!), working with five groups of farmers within the Odo Shakiso woreda of the Guji Zone. Sookoo focuses on working with small groups and providing education for the farmers, teaching proper farm maintenance and picking practices. 

Daannisa is a collective of 30 growers living in the sub-kebele (similar to a neighborhood) of the same name. Coffees are grown at a stunning 2000+ masl, selectively picked, and delivered to Sookoo’s centralized processing station. Here they’re carefully dried in thin layers on raised beds for a total of 3 - 4 weeks. 

This year’s lot from Daannisa is everything we love about natural processed coffees, like big fruit flavors that make you re-imagine what coffee can be, but presented in a brilliantly clean and refined package. Similarities to Biranu Dulo include a very silky body, complex sweetness, and juicy acidity. The expression of fruit flavor is where you’ll notice key differences - Daannisa leans more into tropical and stone fruits. We’re tasting: mango, orange, peach, cherry, caramel, vanilla, sweet tea, milk chocolate.