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Ethiopia Coffee Bean: Yirgacheffe Demezo Q1 Red Wine Washed

Variety: Heirloom

Flavor Profile: Passion fruit, lychee, white tea, white musk

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You've all been wondering what the RWW processing method is like and how it differs from traditional washed processing.

RWW stands for Red Wine Washed.

Since washed beans from the Yirgacheffe region have been less than ideal in recent years, we collaborated with the origin to develop an improved version of the washed processing method best suited to the local area.

After removing floating beans, the selected fully ripe coffee beans are placed in clean plastic buckets, similar to the preliminary steps of making red wine.

After fermentation is complete, they are washed with "flowing clean water" and then mechanically dried to the set moisture content.

In terms of flavor, it maintains the same clean cup quality as traditional washed processing, but adds a red-wine-like rich body, along with delicate acidity and fuller sweetness.

In fact, the development work is very time-consuming, costly, and labor-intensive. When discussing with the origin, language barriers often increased the difficulty. Unlike previous collaborations with wealthy investors at the origin, we chose independent development this time for uniqueness.

The Essence of Yirgacheffe Coffee

The phrase "coffee enters the mouth, a hundred flowers bloom" most aptly describes Yirgacheffe, resembling the refreshing sensation of flowers stimulating taste buds and olfactory cells.

Yirgacheffe is located in the birthplace of Arabica coffee - Ethiopia. As a naturally occurring wetland area, Yirgacheffe originally meant "let us settle and thrive in this wetland."

Originally belonging to the Sidama region, the coffee produced near Yirgacheffe town has unique floral and citrus flavors, which led to its establishment as an independent and famous coffee-producing region in Ethiopia. Today, fewer and fewer people use "Yirgacheffe Sidama" to search for Yirgacheffe coffee beans.

Ethiopia's official language is Amharic. The English "Yirgacheffe" commonly used in the West is a direct phonetic translation of the authentic name, so it is not surprising if some spell it "Yirgacheff."

Just like wine, different climates, altitudes, soil conditions, and processing methods all result in different flavor variations in coffee beans.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

This Red Wine Washed lot keeps the clean cup of a traditional washed Yirgacheffe while adding a red-wine-like body and fuller sweetness, and if that speaks to you, FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe range is a great way to explore the region. Start with the washed Yirgacheffe - the classic introduction, known for white jasmine florals, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a clean tea-like body at an accessible price.

For more fruit and depth, try FrontStreet Coffee's natural Yirgacheffe Red Cherry, made from fully ripe red cherries dried on raised beds for three to five weeks, then cleaned and sorted. Because the fruit dries on the bean, it keeps the classic Yirgacheffe character while adding tropical fruit aromatics and a juicy berry, honeyed sweetness with creamy smoothness - a lovely counterpoint to this washed lot's purity.