Freshly Roasted Ethiopian Washed G2 Sidamo Coffee Beans from Sidamo Region

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Raw to roasted
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Roast Degree: Light roast

Sidamo G2 Washed

Country: Ethiopia

Grade: G2

Region: Sidamo

Roast Degree: Light roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Local heirloom varieties

Flavor Notes: Honey, citrus, lemon

Ethiopian Coffee Heritage

Today, large numbers of wild Arabica coffee trees still grow in many parts of Ethiopia, typically cultivated at altitudes ranging from 4,200 to 6,800 feet. There is now a gradual trend toward small-scale cultivation, often with banana trees planted simultaneously for shade. Due to limited agricultural technology, there is minimal use of herbicides and pesticides. Coffee remains Ethiopia's primary economic crop and the country's largest agricultural export and important industry, accounting for 60% of Ethiopia's total export value and sustaining the livelihoods of many small farms. Other significant crops include sugarcane, bananas, and cotton. Coffee is also Ethiopia's largest and most important commodity export after petroleum, ranking as Africa's largest Arabica coffee exporter, with a total value of approximately $300 million in 1997. In terms of production volume, 94% comes from small farms and 6% from government institutions. Because many farms are scattered and also grow other crops, accurate statistics have been difficult to compile, but official Ethiopian statistics indicate that the total coffee cultivation area exceeds 400,000 hectares. The Ethiopian government encourages local farmers to improve quality and productivity to help coffee farmers expand commercial scale, increase production capacity, and exports.

During harvest time, farmers hand-pick vibrant red coffee cherries daily, with each two-day harvest constituting one unit of coffee fruit that is sent or sold to washing stations for processing. Coffee cherries that don't go through washing stations typically undergo about 12 hours of natural fermentation, followed by sun-drying and hulling. However, farmers with slightly more means always try to send their cherries to washing stations to command better prices under the "washed processed" designation. At washing stations, coffee cherries undergo about 12 hours of soaking and fermentation to soften the pulp, then pass through water channels with agitation to separate the pulp from the coffee beans, with the pulp being discharged through gates.

Today, Ethiopia's washing stations are showing increasing development trends. Small farmers sell their harvested coffee cherries to processing plants, which after hulling, resell them through auction systems. The coffee then travels to the Red Sea port of Assab in Eritrea and the port of Djibouti near the Gulf of Aden. Although coffee is the country's most important agricultural export, domestic consumption is also surprisingly high, approximately 1,500,000 bags (60kg each), accounting for 50% of total production. Wild coffee grows in the tropical rainforests of the southwestern highlands and is mostly hand-picked. However, many local people maliciously destroy naturally formed rainforest areas - through logging or burning - to reach difficult-to-access rugged mountain areas, seriously affecting ecological balance. Whether washed or natural processed, all coffee exports are sent to auction centers in the capital Addis Ababa and DIRE DAWA in the Harar region. The DIRE DAWA auction center typically exports natural processed Harar coffee from that region. At the auction houses, daily information about coffee from different farms is available to facilitate trader purchases. Ethiopian government officials also frequent this center daily to inspect and grade the coffee, randomly sampling 3 kilograms from the same shipment of green beans each time for inspection.

Sidamo Region Characteristics

The Sidamo growing region sits at elevations of 1,400-2,200 meters and is a renowned specialty coffee area in southern Ethiopia, bordering Kenya. Washed Sidamo coffee beans appear light green, are not large in size, and have an oval shape with full-bodied development. The average quality is excellent, with aromatic and mellow flavors that leave an endless aftertaste, possessing a wild beauty. Sidamo's coffee flavors are extremely diverse, with different soil types, microclimates, and countless native coffee varieties creating distinct differences and characteristics in coffee produced by various towns. From 2010-2012, it consistently achieved high scores of 92-94 from the authoritative American coffee evaluation website Coffee Review, demonstrating the exceptional quality of green beans from this region. The area features towering mountains, highlands, plateaus, valleys, and plains, with diverse topography. The local geology consists of nutrient-rich, well-drained volcanic soil, with soil depth reaching nearly two meters, and surface soil appearing dark brown or brown. The region's greatest advantage lies in soil fertility maintained through organic matter cycling, using fallen leaves from surrounding trees or plant root residues as fertilizer.

Flavor Profile

Unlike typical African coffees, Sidamo features clear fruit acidity, smooth mouthfeel, and delicate floral and herbal aromas. Washed Sidamo is elegant yet playful. The gentle, pleasant entry creates a strong flavor impact with the subsequent bright lemon acidity, offering a unique and mellow mouthfeel with distinctive and appealing sweetness. The slowly rising aftertaste contains exceptional sweetness. The green coffee beans show slight grayish tones, with some areas appearing larger while others are smaller. The acidity balances both soft and intense qualities, the body density is appropriately balanced, and it offers sweet, spicy aromas, making it one of the garden coffees from Ethiopia's southern highlands.

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