The Story and Legend of Ethiopian Washed Sidamo G1 Shakisso Specialty Coffee Beans

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Plantation Introduction

Shakisso is located in the Guji zone of Sidamo, in the southern part of the Oromia region, adjacent to Sidama and Gedeo. This area has many mining pits that were originally used for gold mining, which is why this coffee-growing area has numerous holes. This makes walking through the coffee cultivation areas quite dangerous. Shakisso is a distinctive producing area within Guji/Sidamo, even within Sidamo it's a remote region far from most coffee-producing areas, and the region's other famous product is gold mines. Factors such as miners, land, and ethnic groups also made the region unstable in 2006. Therefore, the biggest problem this region faces now is the need for manpower to maintain the cultivation areas and harvest coffee.

Local small farmers in this area began growing organic coffee in 2001 and work closely with medium-sized coffee producers because they are familiar with how to grow forest coffee in highland areas. It is one of the micro-regions with very distinctive regional characteristics within the Sidamo producing area. Coffee from this region has considerable uniqueness, and the coffee produced has repeatedly gained market attention. The meaning of Ninety Plus's legendary bean (nekisse) comes from the nectar of Shakisso, and its producing area and name both originate from Shakisso.

Pour-over Sidamo

15g coffee grounds, medium-fine grind (small Fuji ghost tooth blade 3.5 grind), V60 dripper, 91-93°C water temperature. First pour with 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g water and stop, wait until the water level drops to half, then slowly pour until reaching 225g water, avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf life: 90 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Raw/Cooked degree: Roasted coffee beans
Contains sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Coffee type: Other
Roast level: Light roast

Ethiopian Sidamo Shakisso Washed

Country: Ethiopia
Grade: G1
Region: Guji Zone, Shakisso Region
Roast level: Light roast
Processing method: Washed

Washed processed coffee is less likely to have wild flavors, characterized by purity and freshness, suitable for City to Full City roast levels. Some exceptionally high-quality Ethiopian washed coffee beans sometimes exhibit distinct uplifting lemon, citrus essential oils, jasmine floral notes, honey flavors, with more prominent acidity and a thinner body.

"Ethiopian Sidamo" is a single-origin type, Arabica coffee grown in Ethiopia's Sidamo province. Like most African coffees, Ethiopian Sidamo is characterized by small gray beans, but its distinctive features are rich, spice, wine or chocolate-like flavors and floral notes. The most characteristic flavors found in all Sidamo coffees are lemon and citrus, with bright, crisp acidity. Sidamo coffees include Yirgachefe coffee and Guji coffee, both of which have excellent quality.

Variety: Local indigenous Heirloom
Producer: Local small farmers
Flavor: White grape juice, citrus, Earl Grey tea sensation

Sidamo

Sidamo's coffee flavors are very diverse due to different soil compositions, regional microclimates, and countless indigenous coffee varieties, resulting in significant differences and characteristics in the coffee produced by each town area. The Sidamo producing area is located in southern Ethiopia. The industry here is primarily agricultural, with coffee growing areas situated around the Great Rift Valley.

Flavor description: Lemon and citrus, bright and crisp acidity, lemon, citrus, white grape juice, blackcurrant, Earl Grey tea sensation in the finish.

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