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Ethiopia Washed Yirgacheffe Kochere Shifo Village G1

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Shifo Washed G1

Flavor Description: White floral notes, sweet peach, abundant cardamom fragrance with honey, rich and juicy, full-bodied mouthfeel, dense aftertaste.

Country: Ethiopia

Region: Yirgacheffe

Altitude: 1,880 meters (processing plant GPS measured height)

Actual smallholder cultivation distribution approximately 1,800 - 2,100 meters

Variety: Ethiopian ancient heirloom varieties

Producer: Small farmers near Kochere

Annual Rainfall: Approximately 1,800 - 2,000 mm

Processing Method: Washed processing method

Yirgacheffe is a renowned name in the specialty coffee world. It is a town in the southern highlands of Ethiopia and serves as a collection centre for nearby coffee beans. The name has also become synonymous with coffee produced in the Yirgacheffe region, characterised by rich citrus and lemon notes and floral characteristics.

ETHIOPIA, YIRGACHEFFE, KOCHERE

In 1995, Ethiopia reorganised its administrative regions. The Yirgacheffe we know today was designated within the Gedeo Zone of the new SNNPR region. Yirgacheffe now lies in central Gedeo, with the famous Yirgacheffe town situated approximately 25 miles north of Kochere. The production model primarily involves local small farmers delivering their batches to cooperatives for unified processing. For a long time, it has been celebrated as one of the finest coffee origins in southern Ethiopia.

In the current ECX classification, Yirgacheffe can be further divided into four sub-regions: Kochere, Gelana Abaya, Yirgacheffe and Wenago.

Generally speaking, however, Yirgacheffe refers to coffee produced within the Gedeo administrative region.

Knowledge Extension:

Washed coffee requires more resources, especially water, than natural processing, and the resulting washed beans are of higher quality.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Kochere is one of Yirgacheffe's most celebrated sub-regions, and FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe is a reliable way to taste that style. It is an everyday lot known for white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity and a tea-like body, and its price has made it the first specialty bean for many drinkers. For a more distinctive cup, the FrontStreet Washed Gudingding Cooperative comes from Gudingding village in the Worka area at Yirgacheffe's south-eastern edge and follows the most traditional washed processing, giving fresh, bright citrus and lemon acidity with jasmine fragrance and no bitterness.

For a fruitier expression of the region, the FrontStreet Sun-Dried Red Cherry is a full red-cherry natural: only fully ripe, sound cherries are picked, then dried on raised beds for three to five weeks, turned every two to three hours in the first days to prevent uneven fermentation. Because the fruit dries with the pulp intact, the cup keeps the classic Yirgacheffe character while gaining tropical fruit aromas, with citrus-like acidity, a berry-juice body, honey sweetness and a creamy smoothness.

These Ethiopian lots shine as pour-overs. FrontStreet Coffee brews them on a V60 at 90-91°C with 15 grams of coffee and a 1:15 ratio, grinding to an EK43s setting of 10, roughly fine sugar, with about 80% passing through a No. 20 standard sieve. Pour 30 grams for a 30-second bloom, then pour to about 125 grams, and finish with the remaining water to about 225 grams, completing the brew in two to two and a half minutes.