K-Cherry Bomb Ethiopia. 74112,74110, Wild Guji Megadu. Natural Anaerobic.

Every bean has a story


Lot K, Cherry Bomb, is produced by Bette Buna in Megadu, Guji. The coffee is a natural using a 96-hour anaerobic fermentation method.

COFFEE PROCESSING

The process begins with carefully sorted cherries placed in hermetic barrels or high-capacity bags to create a low-oxygen environment.

During fermentation, naturally occurring microorganisms, including yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, break down sugars within the cherry. The 96-hour fermentation period gives the production team a controlled framework for managing time, oxygen exposure and lot separation before drying. This restrained-oxygen approach is used to guide fermentation while maintaining control over the process.

Once fermentation is complete, the coffee is dried and prepared according to the required lot specifications. Then, it is further assessed and preparation for export starts. Lot K reflects Bette Buna’s focus on careful cherry selection, controlled anaerobic fermentation and traceable production from Megadu, Guji.

 

Bette Buna

Bette Buna, meaning “House of Coffee,” is based in the highlands of Taferi Kela, Sidamo. There, coffee production is closely connected to community life and local opportunity. What began as a family responsibility has developed into a wider effort to produce high-quality coffee while supporting long-term development for farming communities. The company works with a skilled team that manages each stage of production with careful attention to quality, traceability and consistency.

At the Taferi Kela farm, freshly picked cherries are delivered to Bette Buna’s wet mill, where they are processed alongside cherries supplied by surrounding community farmers. Further south-east, in Megadu, Guji, Bette Buna works with local chiefs and farmers to manage and harvest coffee from shared land, with cherries processed at the Megadu wet mill. This structure helps keep knowledge, responsibility and value within the producing communities.

Bette Buna operates within the specialty coffee sector with a focus on traceability, quality and long-term responsibility. The company approaches specialty coffee as a commitment to careful production rather than simply a label or processing style. Its work is centred on how coffee grows, gets selected, handled and processed. That, with an emphasis on building transparent supply relationships and understanding the expectations of the market it serves.

In addition to its own production, Bette Buna works directly with independent farmers who process their own cherries into parchment. These relationships maintain traceability while respecting the autonomy and craftsmanship of each producer. Farmers including Sentayu, Duba, Saffay, Hassan, Haji Bule and Birkeneh form part of this broader supply network. The foundation of this is trust, quality and shared growth.

Bette Buna wider work

Bette Buna’s wider work connects coffee production with farm renovation, knowledge development and entrepreneurship. Central to this approach is its “living classroom,” where farmers learn through practical demonstration, experimentation and direct observation. Through demonstration plots, training and shared experience, the programme focuses on improved farming practices, agroforestry renovation and stronger decision-making at farm level. Over the next two years, Bette Buna’s programmes aim to reach more than 3,500 farming families.

A key part of this work is Bette Buna’s nursery, which produces more than 350,000 new varietal coffee seedlings each year, alongside a range of regenerative shade trees. These seedlings encourage practical change at farm level. Farmers get support not simply for attending training, but for applying the knowledge in practice, improving their farms, adopting better techniques and investing in long-term quality and resilience. Bette Buna also supports entrepreneurship programmes designed to help farming families develop additional income streams and strengthen community resilience beyond coffee.

 

If you enjoy coffees from Ethiopia, we recommend you give our other coffees, Guji Shakisso a try!