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Red Cherry Project Roasting Curve Guide Red Cherry Project Different Processing Methods Taste Flavor Description

Published: 2026-01-28 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/28, For professional coffee knowledge exchange and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). The Operation Cherry Red (ORC) project in the coffee industry is a specialized program to enhance the quality of small-scale farms, with the main purpose of encouraging coffee farmers and bringing them

Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style).

In the coffee world, "Operation Cherry Red" (ORC) is a project dedicated to improving the quality of small-scale farms. Its main purpose is to encourage coffee farmers and bring surprises to roasters. Trabocca, the largest coffee bean merchant in the Netherlands, invites all Ethiopian farms to produce small batches of approximately 1500-3000 kilograms (25-50 bags) of coffee beans before the harvest season. Women can only select fully ripe 100% red cherries, which makes a significant difference in the brewed flavor of Operation Cherry Red coffee. Therefore, meticulous, sharp-eyed, and hardworking Ethiopian women are important drivers of the Operation Cherry Red project.

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Coffee Characteristics

Variety: Heirloom - local traditional varieties

Processing System: Unwashed - natural drying on African beds

International Jury Score: Above 88 points

Total Pounds: 1500-3000 kilograms

Appearance: 16 screen

Top Jury Descriptions: Cupping roast level at 60 seconds after first crack begins (Cinnamon roast)

Aroma/Flavor: Strawberry, nuts, biscuits, fermented notes, grapes, mango, banana, vanilla, chrysanthemum tea, ripe black tea, chocolate, honey

Acidity: Plum, grape, sweet orange, red apple acidity, moderate acidity, single malt tartaric acid

Complexity and Other Characteristics: Complex and multi-layered, very clean and fresh, lively with good elasticity, heavy mouthfeel when cooled, distinct fermented brandy notes, persistent aftertaste

Overall Style Attributes: Strawberry biscuits, high intensity, fermented fruit wine aroma

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