New Coffee Bean Arrival: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

New Coffee, New FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe!

FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe—believing that friends with even a slight interest in coffee are no strangers to it! This small town in southwestern Ethiopia is world-renowned for the unique floral and citrus flavors of its coffee. Of course, in China, her highly poetic name also adds to her appeal.

Yir-ga-che-fe—what a beautiful name! The coffee lives up to its name. A cup of fine FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe is indeed like a bright spring day with flourishing grass, overflowing with floral aromas. Upon entry, the entire mouth becomes a spring field of flowers, followed closely by bright citrus flavors. Although some like to compare it to orange juice or tangerine juice, its classic mocha flavor remains the dominant tone. The wonderful combination of soft bitterness and sweetness, acidity and sweetness—the mocha charm becomes more and more lingering in the aftertaste. Orange juice, tangerine juice, or flower fruit tea don't have such depth!

Why Do Yirgacheffe Coffees Taste Different?

Many friends often wonder: Why does the Yirgacheffe I drink at this shop and that shop taste different? Why was the Yirgacheffe I drank before very sour while this one isn't? Why...

This is something many coffee beginners need to understand. Although they're all called Yirgacheffe, according to the altitude, climate, and soil differences of the small production areas, as well as differences in coffee bean processing methods and green bean grade levels—Yirgacheffe's flavors vary tremendously. Just like "Anxi Tieguanyin," different mountains, different processing plants, different harvest times, and different roasting methods result in vastly different Tieguanyin flavors that we taste.

Therefore, as an agricultural product, Yirgacheffe green coffee beans are also divided by region and grade, and different grades of coffee quality and price vary enormously. Perhaps many friends know about Yirgacheffe G1, G2, G3—this is its grade subdivision. Additionally, Yirgacheffe Idido, Kochere, Konga, Biloya, etc., are subdivisions based on production area names or processing plants and cooperatives. Not all coffees called Yirgacheffe are so delicious. Low-grade Yirgacheffe not only lacks floral aromas and wonderful fruit flavors but also tastes thin, even showing irritating acidity and tongue-biting astringency, and has an unpleasant "rotten sweet potato flavor."

Special Features of This Batch of FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe

So what's special about this batch of FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe?—Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G1 Gedeb

What is her origin? What grade? What flavor?

Gedeb is a region located 60 kilometers south of Yirgacheffe town, named after the local Gedeb people. The Kokanna processing plant located in Kokanna town centrally processes coffee cherries collected from near Gedeb through refined washed processing and exports them under the name Gedeb. The coffee cherries collected here are all produced at high altitudes around 1900 meters. The processing plant strictly selects ripe red fruits, which undergo 36 to 48 hours of washed fermentation, and are finally dried on raised beds for 10-12 days to reach 11.5% moisture content. Before exporting the green beans, they undergo multiple selections to minimize defective beans. Therefore, this batch of beans smoothly passed the G1 grade certification of ECX (Ethiopia Commodity Exchange).

Tasting Profile and Brewing Recommendations

Such refined beans can absolutely withstand the test of light roasting. Even with a Medium roast level, she still has no sourness or any off-flavors. The refreshing and bright acidity can be described as "lively." This acidity includes both lemon and orange acidity, reminiscent of strawberry's sweet and sour taste, and carries a bit of peach juice flavor—unlike the simplicity of previous Yigas. After a moment, those acids gradually fade, giving way to infinite fruit flavors and lingering sweetness.

If in winter, this taste might seem too light and thin, but with gradually warming weather, nothing is more suitable for summer. Especially when made into iced coffee, the feeling of the sour-sweet, refreshing, cool taste followed by Yirgacheffe's lingering aftertaste in the mouth—wonderful! However, for friends who particularly dislike acidity, the satisfaction index might be relatively low. Of course, you can reduce acidity through higher water temperature or longer extraction time—this depends on the barista's own judgment.

Conclusion

In summary, although this Gedeb has slightly less richness compared to FrontStreet Coffee's natural-processed Yirgacheffe, its lively acidity, pure taste, and clean aftertaste still well represent the level of FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe. Friends who love Yirgacheffe must carefully savor her uniqueness!

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G1 Gedeb Profile

Region: Yirgacheffe Gedeb

Processing Plant: Kokonna

Altitude: Around 1900m

Variety: Ethiopian Indigenous

Processing Method: Refined washed, sun-dried

Harvest Period: November—January of the following year

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