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Folio Nº 03 · Released July 2026
Ethiopia · Natural process

Wush Wush

Ripe Melon/Cherry Cordial/Tangerine

A rare Ethiopian variety, naturally processed, roasted light to keep the fruit loud.

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Nº 03 · released July 2026 · sold out

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The Folio Nº 03 bag, Ethiopia Wush Wush, beside roasted beans

Filter-first, though it pulls a bright, fruity espresso if you want to chase it. Best about a week past the roast date, when the fruit really opens up.

The coffee.

Wush Wush is a rare Ethiopian heirloom, named after the small town where it first grew. This lot came from smallholders and was naturally processed at a washing station in Guji. Loud fruit is the whole point.

The cup.

A lot going on, in the best way. Melon and papaya up front, then cherry cordial, tangerine, and odd savory notes if you go looking: tobacco, barley, even a sun-dried-tomato thing that sounds wrong and tastes right.

The issue.

Every bag is hand-stamped and numbered in the series. A QR on the back opens the full issue online: the story of the lot, how we roasted it, and a brew note. 250g, roasted fresh the week it ships.

A starting point
15gcoffee
250gwater, 1:16
94°Cjust off boil
45sbloom
2:45–3:15total, medium grind

A pour-over starting point for Nº 03. Go finer or hotter for more body, coarser for a cleaner cup, then dial it to your taste.

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Why we chose it
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Honestly, the name stuck with us. Wush Wush. You say it out loud and you want to know what it tastes like. It sounds fun. Then we kept hearing it was one of those coffees that makes people stop and ask what they're drinking, a rare Ethiopian variety named after the town it comes from. Curiosity made us order and experiment with it. We ordered a small lot, naturally processed out of Guji, and roasted it light enough to keep the fruit intact. It delivered: ripe melon, papaya, a little cherry. Loud, but not messy. The kind of cup that reminds you coffee can taste like fruit you didn't expect. So here it is, Nº 03.

How this became a Folio
The same questions, every issue

One coffee a month means we have to be sure about it.

We tasted a lot of samples and released one. This lot got roasted five ways over two weekends before we picked the profile that kept the tangerine.

Read how we got there
01

The lot we bought

A natural Grade 1 from smallholders around Chito, in Guji. Dry-fermented 96 hours, then dried slow on raised beds. A long ferment like that is a gamble: done badly it tastes like nail polish, done well you get the fruit this lot has.

02

What we tested

We roasted it five ways over two weekends, moving the drop from first crack +45s to +2:00. The darkest one lost the tangerine and picked up a woody note we did not want.

03

What we chose, and when to drink it

We stopped it about a minute past first crack. Light enough to keep the fruit up front, not so light it goes thin and sour. Give it about a week off the roast date before you brew it. That is when the melon really shows up.

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