Flavor Characteristics of Yirgacheffe Red Cherry Coffee and the Red Cherry Project

FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe Red Cherry Project

Dry Aroma: Clean and delicate aroma, floral, vanilla, peach, honey, cane sugar.

Wet Aroma: Vanilla, botanical, peach, nectarine, floral, citrus.

Slurping: Extremely clean and delicate, with prominent floral notes, honey, a fine and long-lasting smooth mouthfeel, vanilla, soft cherry acidity, honey, premium hazelnut, white pomelo flavor, delicate sweetness, with a persistent aftertaste that blends honey and cherry fruit acidity.

The Red Cherry Project

In 2007, Trabocca, a Dutch trading company, launched the Red Cherry Project. Whether using washed, semi-washed, natural, or semi-natural processing methods, the pure objective was to incentivize coffee farmers to produce the highest quality coffee and ensure these farmers' efforts received recognition and reward. Before each harvest season, Trabocca invites selected farmers or producers to participate in this program, producing micro-lot coffees (approximately 1500-3000 kg), with carefully handpicked 100% ripe red coffee cherries (hence the name "Red Cherry Project"). Trabocca provides financial loan support, new hardware equipment, and production processing knowledge to assist farmers. They promise to purchase at premium prices as long as the actual output quality meets cupping standards in both Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Amsterdam, Netherlands cupping labs. The passing standard set by Trabocca is 88 points.

After processing at the origin, the Red Cherry Project coffee beans are immediately packaged in plastic inner bags (GrainPro bags or vacuum-packed portions) and then shipped to Djibouti to await maritime transport. Through real-time monitoring, secure transportation, and timely appropriate processing methods, they strive for perfect quality. Roasters can purchase excellent quality coffee beans through this Red Cherry Project, which also improves Ethiopian coffee quality and fetches better prices. Trabocca can then return profits to farmers, enabling continuous improvement and sustained quality enhancement.

Lico Washing Station Discovery

At the Trabocca office in Amsterdam, the Lico washing station receives hundreds of samples annually. In December 2013's blind coffee tasting, Trabocca discovered this washed Yirgacheffe from the Lico processing station, which had a unique aroma of honey peach, mango, and nuts.

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe has always enjoyed a prestigious reputation among global coffee connoisseurs. This rare washed premium Arabica coffee is suitable for various degrees of roasting, perfectly presenting fresh and bright floral and fruit aromas. Its beautiful and complete bean shape is a high-end coffee that general Mocha varieties cannot compare with. It features unique citrus and lemon fruit fragrances with a touch of jasmine floral notes, possessing a wine-like acidity. The flavor is clean without impurities, like drinking freshly brewed citrus fruit tea with a long-lasting aftertaste. Rich in floral and citrus aromas, its performance is truly impressive. After medium roasting, it exhibits soft acidity, while after dark roasting, it emits a rich aroma. The rich and uniform texture is the most captivating characteristic of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, hailed as Ethiopia's finest coffee beans and representing East African specialty coffee.

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