What Ethiopian Coffee Beans to Give as Gifts - Bright Acidity and Elegant Floral & Fruit Flavors of Washed Hero

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FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Washed Champion Hero Coffee Introduction

The 2019 Ethiopia TOH (Taste of Harvest) washed category champion is a coffee that marries aroma, balance, and body. In this bean you can taste many premium, delicate flavors while enjoying a solid, balanced mouthfeel and bright acidity. Like the Flower Queen, it offers exceptional value.

Ethiopia · Hero · Sorsa · Washed

• Grade: G1
• Region: Hambella, Ethiopia
• Variety: Heirloom - Ethiopian native landrace (heirloom)
• Processing Method: Washed processing
• Roast Level: Medium-light roast
• Flavor Profile: Red grapefruit / tropical fruits / cherry / apricot / high sweetness / juicy sensation

2016/17 Ethiopia National Taste of Harvest competition runner-up (first place in the washed category).

2016/2017 harvest season Ethiopia coffee competition runner-up.

Knowledge Expansion

Arabica has many subspecies, all derived from Ethiopia's oldest Typica and Yemen's Bourbon varieties, which were transplanted to Central and South America or Asia and then mutated and evolved.

In Brief

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

A washed Ethiopian coffee like this one is the ideal gift for someone who loves bright acidity and elegant florals, and FrontStreet washed Yirgacheffe is the classic starting point. Grown around the town of Yirgacheffe, it is known for white jasmine, a bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a tea-like body - a clean, refined cup that reads like a well-made lemon tea.

To go a step further, FrontStreet Gedingding Cooperative comes from the Worka area at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe. Once part of the Worka cooperative under the YCFCU alliance, it became a recognized single-origin lot, and because the fruit is pulped before drying its aromatics are especially clear: citrus and lemon over an elegant white floral lift.

If you want more fruit and sweetness in the gift, FrontStreet sun-dried Red Cherry is dried whole on raised beds and shows Yirgacheffe's signature character plus tropical fruit, with peach, cocoa, honey, and lemon. FrontStreet sun-dried Huakui, from Hambella in Guji, Sidama - the same broad area as the Hero above - is dried on raised beds for 21 days and roasted medium-light, giving light fermented wine, floral, citrus, and mango notes over a thick, sweet body.