How is the Market for Yirgacheffe Washed Woka Coffee Beans? Which Brand of Yirgacheffe Coffee is Best?

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Note: Yirgacheffe G1 is a grade specially requested by Mitsubishi to be produced by the Ethiopia Coffee & Tea Authority, first appearing on the market in 2002-03. The G1 grade beans are not produced through typical screening methods, but are carefully hand-selected from green beans in the Knoga area of Yirga village, which has the highest altitude and excellent soil quality. The green beans are nearly uniform in size, quite beautiful in appearance, and contain almost no defective beans. After tasting, they better express the characteristics of Yirgacheffe. Due to the strict production process, the annual output of Yirgacheffe G1 is quite scarce, averaging about 600 bags.

Most Yirgacheffe coffee is processed using the washed method, fermented in washing tanks for about 72 hours to remove the parchment, and dried directly outside the processing plant. After manual selection of the green beans, they pass quality inspection by the Ethiopia Coffee and Tea Authority and are exported through competitive bidding. The annual output is about 225,000 bags (60kg each), previously mainly exported to Northern Europe (mainly Germany) and Japan, and recently has also gained attention from North America.

Factory Name: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee Factory Address: No. 10, Baoan Front Street, Guangzhou City Factory Contact: 020-38364473 Ingredients: In-house roasted 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

Ethiopia Washed Yirgacheffe Worka G1

Country: Ethiopia
Grade: G1
Region: Worka
Roast Degree: Light roast
Processing Method: Washed
Variety: Local heirloom varieties
Processing Station: Worka Cooperative
Flavor: Lemon, kumquat, white grape juice

Yirgacheffe itself is a small town with about 20,000 inhabitants. The three neighboring small producing areas—Wenago, Kochere, and Gelena Abaya—produce coffee with flavors almost identical to Yirgacheffe, so they are also classified under the Yirgacheffe region. Yirgacheffe is similar to neighboring Sidamo in both culture and geographical environment, but Yirgacheffe seems more favored with exceptionally superior conditions. Top-quality Yirgacheffe coffee features floral notes, bright citrus acidity, lemon-toned aromas, and a silky smooth mouthfeel.

For pour-over washed Worka: Use 15g of coffee, ground to medium-fine (Fuji grinder 3.5 setting), V60 filter cup, water temperature 90-92°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to half before continuing to pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Discard the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Compared to the traditionally natural-processed Harar region, natural-processed Yirgacheffe is not as common. As the region where Ethiopia's first washing station is located, coffee enthusiasts are more familiar with the washed Yirgacheffe, renowned for its elegant lemon and citrus characteristics.

Washed-processed coffee flavors are less likely to have wild characteristics, featuring pure and refreshing qualities suitable for light roast levels. This washed Ethiopian coffee can reach the highest G1 grade, which already indicates very few defects.

Brief Introduction

This bean comes from a single farm in Ethiopia, processed by the Worka Cooperative. Alemayehu Alako Farm is a member of the Worka Cooperative.

The Worka Cooperative is located in the southern part of Gedeb district, established in 2005, and joined the famous Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) in the same year. It is known for producing high-quality natural-processed Yirgacheffe. The Worka Cooperative has about 300 coffee farmers under its management. YCFCU was established in 2002 and includes 26 other cooperatives, serving over 45,000 coffee farmers.

Flavor: Distinct floral notes, rich citrus aromas in both dry and wet fragrance. The front phase features lemon, kumquat, white grape juice, and other diverse flavors. The middle to back phases show rich citrus sweetness, like soda-like richness and sweetness. Distinct personality, prominent, and quite rare.

In Ethiopia's coffee grading system, washed Grade 2 and natural-processed Grade 4 are the highest grades. Therefore, previously only Yirgacheffe WP G2 was commonly seen on the market.

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