Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Washed G1 Specialty Coffee Bean Variety, Cultivation, and Market Price Overview

Yirgacheffe itself is a small town of about 20,000 people. The three adjacent small producing areas, Wenago, Kochere and Gelena Abaya, are also classified within the Yirgacheffe region, because the coffees they produce taste almost identical to those of Yirgacheffe. Yirgacheffe shares much of its culture and geography with the nearby Sidamo region, yet it seems especially favored with uniquely advantageous conditions. Top-quality Yirgacheffe coffee features floral notes, bright citrus acidity, lemon-toned aromas and a silky smooth mouthfeel.

Kochere is located in southwestern Ethiopia, about 25 kilometers southeast of the famous Yirgacheffe town. The production model is mainly local smallholders delivering their harvest batches to cooperatives for unified processing. The local Chalalacktu village has about 100,000 people who depend on coffee for their livelihood, with related activities serving as their main source of income. Thanks to the revenue from coffee, the local standard of living is significantly better than in many Ethiopian villages, with well-equipped health facilities, higher education institutions and other amenities. Advanced processing equipment has consistently allowed coffee from the Kochere region to reach high standards in washed processing, delivering clean sweetness with complex notes of molasses and citrus.

Flavor Profile

Jasmine floral notes, lemon, bergamot, honey, black tea

Product Information

Brand: FrontStreet Coffee
Ingredients: Roasted to order, house-roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Package Type: Bulk
Flavor: Acidic coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Coffee Type: Yirgacheffe Coffee
Roast Level: Light Roast

Coffee Specifications

Country: Ethiopia
Grade: G1
Region: Yirgacheffe
Roast Level: Light Roast
Processing Method: Washed
Variety: Local Landrace

Kochere is located 25 kilometers southeast of Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia, a small producing area that has prospered through coffee. It is also one of the three famous micro-regions of Yirgacheffe. The local population of about 100,000 relies mainly on coffee beans as its primary source of income, and the processing and production equipment in the region is very advanced. The renowned coffee review website Coffee Review gave Kochere washed beans a high rating of 94 points.

Ethiopia has eight main coffee producing regions: Nekempte (Lekempti), Gimbi, Limu, Illubabor, Djimma, Harrar, Teppi/Bebeka, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe. Among them, the better-known specialty coffee regions are Nekempte (Lekempti), Limu, Harrar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe. Yirgacheffe lies within the Sidama administrative region of Ethiopia, which makes it clear that Yirgacheffe is a smaller area inside the Sidama producing region.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Kochere's clean molasses-and-citrus sweetness is what you are after, FrontStreet Coffee roasts several Yirgacheffe lots that let you taste how this one small region varies. The FrontStreet washed Yirgacheffe is the classic introduction, known for white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity and a clean tea-like finish. For a single-community expression, the FrontStreet Gotiti Cooperative lot comes from southeastern Yirgacheffe and shows the same citrus and lemon acidity layered with jasmine fragrance, while still carrying the traditional washed character that made Yirgacheffe a byword for clarity.

If you prefer more fruit and sweetness, the FrontStreet Natural Red Cherry is picked only from fully ripe, sound cherries and dried on raised beds for three to five weeks, giving citrus-like acidity, berry juice, honeyed sweetness and a creamy body.