Yirgacheffe Coffee Characteristics & Guide to Brewing Washed Yirgacheffe

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FrontStreet Coffee - Yirgacheffe Washed Woka, Brewing and Tasting Introduction

Yirgacheffe, formerly a sub-region of Sidamo, was established independently due to its distinctive flavor profile. The abundant water vapor from Lake Turkana, Lake Abaya, and Lake Chamo creates ideal growing conditions. In the Great Rift Valley, represented by the Misty Valley, mist permeates throughout the year, creating a spring-like environment with gentle breezes and cool humidity. Thousands of coffee tree varieties thrive here, cultivating FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe with its unique interplay of floral and fruity aromas that blend and transform unpredictably.

Flavor Profile and Characteristics

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe exudes intense fruit aromas in its dry fragrance, featuring rich notes of dried fruits, strawberry, mango, and apricot jam. The wet fragrance resembles sweet syrup, like viscous apricot nectar enveloped in rustic honey or chocolate. Upon entry, it's smooth with appropriate body, featuring rich fruit acidity that's lively and bright, reminiscent of fruit-infused black tea.

Brewing Ratio Practical Parameter Recommendations:

Pour-over ratio: 1:13-1:16, Siphon: 1:12-1:13, AeroPress: 1:17

When brewing a cup of FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe Woka, this is a medium-light roast coffee. FrontStreet Coffee recommends using 15g of grounds with 89°C water at a 1:15 ratio. The extracted flavor profile leans acidic with notes of lemon peel and sweet kumquat, followed by a rich finish.

Coffee Tasting Steps

1. Observe the Dry Aroma

FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe typically presents floral and fruit aromas with citrus notes, while FrontStreet Coffee's natural-processed Yirgacheffe offers rich aromas including wine-like scents, floral notes, and fruit fragrances.

2. Perceive the Mouthfeel

When coffee liquid enters the mouth and stimulates the taste buds, use the tongue to sense the coffee liquid and feel the impact on the palate. In professional coffee tasting, this indicator is also called texture, visually compared to water versus syrup or milk. Syrup and milk have thicker textures than water. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe (light roast) presents a very watery mouthfeel, while FrontStreet Coffee's natural-processed Yirgacheffe exhibits a fuller, richer body that can also be understood as a sense of viscosity.

3. Understand Cleanliness

Coffees with astringency, powdery sensations, or earthy flavors are considered to have poor cup cleanliness. High cleanliness makes tasting enjoyable and effortless. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe offers a clean and clear cup profile.

4. Recognize Acidity

The sweet and acidic compounds in coffee contribute to its flavor complexity. Although FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe contains acidity, it presents as a comfortable, rounded acidity balanced with sweetness. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe contains rich acidic notes reminiscent of citrus and berries.

5. Experience Sweetness

Sweetness is perhaps the simplest and most intuitive aspect of coffee tasting. A good single-origin coffee has minimal bitterness, making its sweetness more apparent.

Sweetness is universally enjoyed and accepted. Pleasant, lively sweetness pairs excellently with acidity. When we encounter coffee with superior sweetness balanced by lively acidity, we experience the harmony and transformation of sweet and sour notes.

FrontStreet Coffee's natural-processed Yirgacheffe possesses sweetness akin to fruit, containing fructose within the coffee beans. This sweetness resembles cane sugar, brown sugar, or caramel, creating a mouth-watering sensation.

6. Taste the Flavor

When coffee enters the mouth, you can perceive its flavor, typically distinguishing between sweet, salty, acidic, and bitter notes.

7. Perceive the Aftertaste

Coffee always leaves a lingering flavor that returns from the throat after consumption, known as "aftertaste." If the sensation leaves the palate dry, it's generally described as a "dry" or "throat-drying" aftertaste.

FrontStreet Coffee's natural-processed Yirgacheffe offers a long-lasting, clear aftertaste. A coffee with good aftertaste allows the aroma to linger longer in the mouth, with a more extended finish.

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