Delicious Single-Origin Coffee Beans - Washed Yirgacheffe Aricha Natural Process Alisha Rose Champagne

Some coffees earn their place on a menu by being reliable. Others earn it by being unforgettable. The Aricha Rose Champagne belongs firmly to the second group, a limited natural-processed micro batch from Yirgacheffe with a floral intensity that lingers long after the cup is empty.

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Aricha Rose Champagne Natural Process Introduction

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Aricha Rose Champagne Natural Process Limited Micro Batch

This micro batch is one we went all in on together with two other coffee businesses. After cupping it, we selfishly wanted to keep it entirely to ourselves. It has intensely floral aromas and full sweetness with a slight effervescent sensation, and the overall experience is balanced and clean, with an elegant, lingering aftertaste. Enjoyed cool, it blooms in the nasal cavity like rose perfume. It is the perfect cup to sip on the warm, sunny days of autumn and winter.

Flavor Profile

Intense floral notes, rose, peach, champagne, pineapple

Roast Level

Light roast

Region

Yirgacheffe Aricha

Altitude

1900-2000m

Variety

Dega 74110, an Ethiopian heirloom landrace

Processing Method

Natural process

2018/19 Ethiopia Cup of Excellence Natural Process Champion

Coffee Origin

Africa, Ethiopia

Coffee Estate

ADORSI Processing Station, Aricha, Yirgacheffe

Coffee Variety

Heirloom (Ethiopian landrace)

Production Altitude

1900-2000m

Quality Grade

G1

Processing Method

Special Preparation

Cupping Notes

Guava, jackfruit, star fruit, purple grapes, blackcurrant, cinnamon, brandy

Knowledge Point

FrontStreet Coffee's Natural Sidamo has flavors close to floral notes, but with a slightly earthy taste. The washed process carries nutty fruit aromas with subtle cocoa notes.

About FrontStreet Coffee

FrontStreet Coffee is a coffee specialty house that loves to share what we know with everyone. We hold nothing back, simply to help more people fall in love with coffee. That has been our mission for the past six years.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the floral, natural-processed character of Aricha is what delights you, FrontStreet Coffee's Red Cherry is a natural next cup. Using a full-ripe natural process, it keeps the classic Yirgacheffe profile while adding tropical fruit, with citrus acidity, a juicy berry quality, honeyed sweetness, and a creamy texture. It shares Aricha's sun-dried depth but trades some of the rose perfume for a riper, juicier fruit core.

For contrast, the Washed Yirgacheffe Daily Bean shows the other side of the same town. Bright, clean, and tea-like, it leads with white jasmine and citrus and lemon acidity, a lighter cup that makes the differences between washed and natural processing easy to taste. Sip the two side by side and Yirgacheffe stops being a single flavor and becomes a whole spectrum.