90+ Candlelight Coffee Bean Sidamo Natural Premium Coffee Bean Grind Size Roast Level Processing Method Introduction

Coffee Origin Information

Country: Sidamo

Altitude: 1750-2000m

Region: Sidamo

Roast Level: Light Roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Local Landrace

Processing Station: Ninety Plus

Flavor Profile: Nectarine, tropical fruits, oak barrel aroma

Ninety Plus Philosophy

Ninety Plus beans take a completely different naming approach from conventional specialty coffee, with no region or estate names attached. Each coffee is named after its flavor profile, so "Cheman" means "best approach" in the local dialect. Beginning with a flavor concept, then naming, then choosing regions and partner farms, makes Ninety Plus a decidedly boutique operation.

Ethiopian Coffee Overview

Ethiopia holds a wide range of coffee cultivation systems, from expansive wild coffee forests and semi-developed land to traditional small plots and modern plantations. Roughly 50% of the coffee grows above 1,500 meters. The country is divided into nine major coffee regions by production method, including five specialty zones - Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Harrar, Limu, and Lekempti - and four commercial bean regions: Djimmah, Illubabor, Tepi, and Bebeka. Each region uses either natural or washed processing, and the method shapes the flavor. Natural processing currently accounts for about 80%, washed for about 20%.

Ninety Plus Excellence

"Ninety Plus" does not mean every coffee scoring above 90 points. A good coffee may be available one year and absent the next, and the beans can appear in different estates with different characteristics. "Ninety Plus" is a premium series built around 13 flavor profiles, sourced exclusively from Ninety Plus Coffee, an American specialty coffee creator. All are Ethiopian heirloom varieties grown in ecological environments and processed to an artistic standard for flavor. Processing is Ninety Plus's specialty: the coffees are separated by variety, microclimate, and harvest timing, tasted individually, and given a processing method designed for each flavor profile - much like a luxury brand's approach, working with meticulous care toward an artistic result.

Drima Zede Processing

The ancient natural method rarely delivers a pure cup, but Drima Zede, with Ninety Plus's technical support, hand-selects only the ripest cherries and stirs them constantly during natural drying to keep the process even. The result is an exceptionally transparent, clean taste with a striking difference between hot and cold. The fruit, floral, and oak barrel aromas are captivating.

Cheman Character

As an Ethiopian natural coffee, Cheman is strictly supervised and sorted, avoiding the earthy off-notes and high defect rates that natural beans often carry, and instead highlighting the charming sweetness the method is known for. Cheman's fruit notes inherit the aromas of traditional Ethiopian natural processing, expressing a well-rounded, full-bodied sweetness with a lingering aftertaste and a mouth-watering fruit acidity. It is also easy to brew day to day: the beans are so flavorful that a clean drip brew or a rich siphon brew will both showcase their character.

Flavor Profile

Ninety Plus Level Up series Cheman flavor: nectarine and tropical fruits, with a clean, bright mouthfeel that is impressive from the first sip.

Product Information

Factory: Coffee Workshop

Address: FrontStreet Coffee, 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Ethiopia

Roast Degree: Light roast

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Ethiopia's natural lots are the closest everyday match for the fruit-forward Ninety Plus style, and FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopian range covers the ground well. FrontStreet's Natural Red Cherry Yirgacheffe dries whole cherries for roughly two weeks until moisture reaches 12%, then hulls, density- and color-sorts, and hand-picks them, so the cup keeps both the classic Yirgacheffe citrus acidity and a tropical fruit lift, with berry-juice quality, honey sweetness, and creamy smoothness.

For a first step into washed Ethiopian coffee, FrontStreet's washed Yirgacheffe is the classic: a clear jasmine floral note with bright citrus and lemon acidity, a light and elegant body, and a tea-like finish. Grown in a southern highland town that stays spring-like and misty year round, it is one of the most accessible specialty coffees a new drinker can start with.

Many Ethiopian coffees are grown in a smallholder garden system, with each farmer delivering cherries to a village washing station, so cooperatives shape much of the market. FrontStreet's washed Gedingding Cooperative coffee comes from the Worka area at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe; its fruit is pulped before drying, so the intrinsic character comes through clearly - citrus and lemon under elegant white florals, bright and finely structured.