Decaf Ethiopia Suke Quto Natural | 12oz bag of whole bean coffee | Equator Coffees

Decaf Ethiopia Suke Quto Natural | Tastes like blackberry jam, shortbread, and orange blossom | Equator Coffees

Decaf Ethiopia Suke Quto Natural | Light roast single origin coffee | Equator Coffees

Decaf Ethiopia Suke Quto Natural

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We are proud to offer this exceptional decaf coffee from Suke Quto, the celebrated farm of Tesfaye Bekele in Ethiopia's Guji Zone. Decaffeinated using the Swiss Water Process, this selection has the quintessential full body and rich berry character of a natural-process coffee.

Evaluated by Coffee Review in April 2026, Suke Quto Natural scored a fantastic 91 point review! Read the review here.

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Size

cecom-special

12oz

save 15% per oz

2lb

Flavor Profile

Origin
Guji Zone, Ethiopia
Tasting Notes
Delicate notes of blackberry jam, shortbread, & orange blossom with a buttery body.
Roast Level

Light Med Lt Med Med Dark Dark

Origin Story

Tesfaye Bekele

Suke Quto coffee farm is owned and operated by Ato Tesfaye Bekele, one of the people that helped to put the Guji region on the specialty coffee map. At nearly 550 acres, Suke Quto coffee farm, washing station and dry mill have become a force in the highlands of Guji. Suke Quto works with 171 neighboring farmers that deliver coffee cherries to the mill. Over 200 seasonal workers are employed to harvest and process the coffee. Their focus is on the production of environmentally friendly coffee in an economic manner that benefits the community. The goal is to help people earn a living income from sustainable coffee production.

Altitude

5,900-7,200 feet

Variety

Kurume, Welicho

Processing

Natural

Why We Love This Coffee

This is our second year offering a decaf from Suke Quto, and our sixth year sourcing from their picturesque 550-acre farm in the highlands of Guji. This lot was processed using the natural, or dry, method. The coffee seeds are dried inside their fruit, imparting berry-like notes and a full body. The unroasted coffee was then sent to Swiss Water Decaf in Canada to be decaffeinated. Many talented hands touched this coffee before it reached you. Our team has been especially proud of our decaf offerings in recent months as we continue to source exceptional decaf and roast it with great care.

Certified Organic
Sustainably Sourced
Chemical Free Decaf
Swiss Water Decaf

Good Coffee, Better Planet

Tesfaye comes from a coffee-producing family but started his working career in the Ethiopian government’s Natural Resource and Environmental Protection department. The Guji region suffered from large wildfires in the late 1990s that destroyed thousands of acres of forestland. As a responsible government official, Tesfaye worked to provide an alternative to intensive crops like maize and tef, with the idea of replanting the forests with indigenous flora, including coffee. The local community agreed to the proposal but when they found out it could take 4-5 years before the plants would yield fruit, they lost interest. He could not even find people to manage the seedling nursery, so he resigned from his government position to focus on coffee farming. Once he began harvesting coffee the community returned to inquire about seedlings.

Strict farming practices are practiced on Suke Quto, and the operation holds both Organic and Rainforest Alliance certifications.