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

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Pour-over Sidamo

15g coffee grounds, medium-fine grind (Fuji ghost tooth grinder 3.5), V60 filter cup, water temperature 91-93°C. First infusion with 30g water for 27 seconds pre-infusion, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to half before pouring again. Slowly pour until reaching 225g, discarding the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Ethiopian Sidamo

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

Coffee Specifications

Variety: Local Heirloom

Producer: Local small farmers

Flavor: White grape juice, citrus, Earl Grey tea sensation

Sidamo Region

Sidamo's coffee flavors are extremely diverse due to different soil compositions, regional microclimates, and countless native coffee varieties, resulting in significant differences and characteristics in coffee produced by each town area. The Sidamo region is located in southern Ethiopia, with agriculture as the main industry. Coffee growing areas are situated around the East African Rift Valley.

Shakisso Milling Area Introduction

Shakisso is located in the Guji region of Sidamo, southern Oromia region, adjacent to Sidamo and Gedeo. This area has many mining pits, originally used for gold mining, so this coffee growing area has numerous holes. This makes walking through coffee growing areas quite dangerous. Shakisso is a unique region within Guji/Sidamo, even within Sidamo it's a remote area far from most coffee-producing regions, while another famous local product is gold mines. Factors such as miners, land, and ethnicity also made the region unstable in 2006. Therefore, the biggest problem this area faces now is the need for manpower to maintain 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 highlands. It is one of the micro-regions with very regional characteristics in the Sidamo growing area. Coffee from this region is quite unique, and the coffee produced has repeatedly gained market attention. The meaning of Ninety Plus's legendary bean (nekisse) is nectar from Shakisso, and its origin and naming both come from Shakisso.

Flavor Description: Lemon and citrus, bright and crisp acidity, lemon, citrus, white grape juice, blackcurrant, Earl Grey tea finish

Coffee Bean Grading System

Coffee beans from Indonesia and Africa use this defect bean ratio grading method. Indonesian beans are mainly divided into 6 grades, G1-G6. The highest grades for washed beans are G1 and G2; the highest grades for natural beans are G1 and G3.

What Do These Grades Mean?

Washed: Grade-1; Grade-2 (G1 > G2)

Natural: Grade-1, Grade-3, Grade-4, Grade-5 (G1 > G3 > G4 > G5)

Important Notes:

a) Both washed and natural methods have Gr-1, with the condition of "zero" defects and Premium Cup. Whether washed or natural, Gr-1 is the rating for the best of the best specialty coffees or Cup of Excellence coffees.

b) The lowest grade for natural Yirgacheffe and Sidamo is Gr-4.

c) For beans of the same grade, such as Limu Gr-2, there are both good and bad ones, depending on the sorting level and investment of the exporter.

d) Given the current "zero" defect requirement, Gr-1 beans (including both washed and natural) are extremely rare because processing costs are very high, and very few suppliers produce them.

Factory Name: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Factory Address: No. 10, Bao'an Front Street, Guangzhou City
Factory Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: House-roasted
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Coffee Type: Other
Roast Degree: Light roast

Ethiopian Sidamo Shakisso Washed

Country: Ethiopia

Grade: G1

Region: Shakisso region, Guji Zone

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Washed

Washed processed coffee flavors are less likely to have wild characteristics, possessing pure, refreshing qualities suitable for City to Full City roast levels. Some exceptional Ethiopian washed coffees may reveal distinct notes of elevated lemon, citrus essential oils, jasmine floral notes, honey flavors, with more pronounced acidity and thinner body.

Important Notice :

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