Variety
Wush Wush
Also called Wushwush
An Ethiopian landrace from the Kaffa forests, now a speciality favourite in Colombia.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Wush Wush, near Bonga in Kaffa, Ethiopia
- Stature
- Tall
- Yield
- Low
- Best altitude
- 1,600–2,100 m
- Leaf rust
- Susceptible
- Quality
- Excellent
Where it grows
- Kaffa, Ethiopia (where it began)
- Tolima, Colombia
- Huila, Colombia
About
Wush Wush is named after a village in Ethiopia's Kaffa zone, the forest region where Arabica grows wild. Seed reached Colombia, where farms in Tolima and Huila now sell it as a single variety.
Expect an intense, berry-led cup with plenty of florals, often given experimental fermentations.