What Does Sidamo Honey Taste Like and How to Brew Sidamo Coffee

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Sidamo Natural G1

Country: Sidamo

Grade: G1

Region: Guji

Roast Level: Medium-light roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Local indigenous varieties

Area: Shakicha

Flavor Notes: Cranberry, sweet orange, plum, blueberry

Shakisso stands unique within Guji, Sidamo, and is a region distant from most coffee-producing areas in Sidamo province. The local area is also famous for its gold mining industry, with labor, land, and ethnic factors causing instability in this region. However, the coffee from this area is quite exceptional, and Ninety Plus's legendary bean Nekisse also originates from this region.

Nectar, originally meaning the nectar of Shakisso flowers - when you search the Coffee Review website using "Guji" as a keyword, you'll find over ten reviews scoring above 92 points, with several high scores of 94 and 95 points.

Shakisso, located in Guji, Oromia region in the south, borders Sidama and Gedeo. This area has many mine pits that were originally used for gold mining, which is why this coffee-growing region has numerous holes. This makes walking through the coffee-growing areas quite dangerous. Shakisso is a unique region within Guji/Sidamo, a remote area distant from most coffee-producing regions even within Sidamo. Another famous local product is gold mining. Factors such as miners, land, and ethnicity also caused unrest in this region in 2006. Therefore, the biggest challenge this region faces today is the need for manpower to maintain the growing 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.

Cupping Notes

Dry Aroma: Sweet cherry, raisins, preserved fruits, preserved plums, dried pineapple, strawberry

Wet Aroma: Cherry, cranberry, sweet orange, plum, blueberry, honey peach, lychee

Taste: The entry is like sweet and juicy honey peach, with sweet pineapple acidity. The mid-section reveals intense aromas of cranberry, blueberry, strawberry, pineapple, and dried fruits that fill the palate. The afternote brings lychee and plum flavors, with dried fruit-like viscosity. The entire bean experience is like a tropical fruit storm attack - elegant yet dominant, falling into an ocean of nectar, just as its name suggests.

Brewing Instructions

Hand-pour Sidamo. 15g of coffee grounds, ground to medium-fine consistency (Komachi hand grinder with Fuji's ghost teeth burrs set to 3.5), V60 dripper, water temperature 91-93°C. First pour 30g of water, let bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g, then pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: FrontStreet Coffee, No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Origin: Ethiopia

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