Niguse Gemeda Mude

The 2025 batch of ALO has yet to arrive in Taiwan, so Oasis has first released Niguse Gemeda Mude, a coffee that rivals ALO in quality.

In 2020, Ethiopia held its first ever Cup of Excellence (COE), and Niguse impressively took the championship. The following year, in 2021, the second COE champion was none other than the now-familiar Tamiru ALO.

When we cupped this coffee during testing, we were astonished by its dramatic flavor transformation. The flavor spectrum between its pour-over and espresso roast profiles is strikingly wide.

• The pour-over roast reveals notes of orange blossom, passion fruit, and a light, lactic-acid-like feel reminiscent of yogurt drinks.
• The espresso roast brings out champagne grapes, cranberry, sweet orange, and rose.

It’s rare to encounter such a broad flavor shift in the 74158 varietal. Because of this, we decided to roast this coffee in two distinct profiles to fully showcase its diverse characteristics.

Niguse

Niguse Gemeda Mude is a highly respected smallholder producer from the Sidama region. In recent years, he has gradually expanded his operations and established his own processing station, Karamo. He places strong emphasis on quality and actively collaborates with local smallholders to raise the overall standard of green coffee production.

The Karamo natural coffees produced by Niguse have consistently placed among the top in recent Cup of Excellence (COE) competitions, a testament to his excellence in both cultivation and processing. His ability to produce naturally processed coffees that are both intensely fruity and exceptionally clean is a rare achievement in the world of naturals.

In Ethiopia’s first-ever COE in 2020, Niguse Gemeda Mude’s coffee won 1st place with an impressive score of 91.04 points. The winning lot came from Bura, Sidama, was of the 74158 varietal, and processed using the natural method. It was the only coffee in the competition to score above 91, earning it the overall championship.