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FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Sidamo Morea G1 Introduction

Ethiopia Sidamo Morea G1

Flavor: Lemon peel, bergamot, peach, wild ginger flower, lemon honey, Earl Grey tea

Roast Level: Light roast

Region: Oromia, Sidamo

Altitude: 1,900 - 2,100 meters

Variety: Ethiopian heirloom

Annual Rainfall: 1,500 - 2,000 mm

Processing: Traditional fermentation washed, sun-dried on African raised beds

Lemon, flowers (jasmine, coffee blossom, wild ginger flower, gardenia, and more), and honey are the most classic flavor elements of washed Ethiopian specialty coffee. More than a decade ago, when siphon brewing was all the rage, a pot of washed Ethiopia perfuming the upper chamber with lemon and honeysuckle drew wave after wave of drinkers into the world of single-origin specialty coffee.

Morea was conceived by the Roundstone team around those classic washed-Ethiopian elements. In the local language, "Nora" refers to lemon/lime, and "Mare" means honey — combined, Morea means lemon honey. The phonetic rendering "Moliya" then weaves in the third element, flowers, perfectly capturing the style this coffee sets out to express.

Beyond origin cupping and pre-shipment sample testing, Lemon Honey/Morea also goes through a final warehouse sampling check to confirm the flavor meets expectations before release. The Lemon Honey/Morea 19/01 batch delivers all three elements — lemon, honey, and flowers — and after a careful roast development and proper bean resting, it may even reveal the rare note of wild ginger flower. Truly delicious.

Knowledge Point

As the finest washed coffee from Ethiopia — the birthplace of coffee — it boasts distinctive character, superior quality, and limited production, making it naturally sought after. Yirgacheffe is practically a synonym for Ethiopia's finest coffee.

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the lemon-honey-flower profile of Morea appeals to you, these two FrontStreet Ethiopian coffees speak the same language. Ethiopia is a world-famous specialty origin and the birthplace of coffee, home to countless native varieties — a treasure land that rewards faithful exploration:

FrontStreet Coffee Washed Yirgacheffe: The entry point we recommend first for washed Ethiopian flavor. Yirgacheffe is a small town in southern Ethiopia where spring-like weather, mist, and cool humidity let thousands of coffee trees thrive, creating its signature interweaving of florals and fruit acidity — a light, elegant, tea-like cup, like a clean and refreshing lemon tea, with crisp jasmine florals and bright citrus acidity.

FrontStreet Coffee Guodingding Cooperative: A washed lot from the Worka area at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe. Guodingding was once part of the Worka cooperative under the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU), until the worldwide hunt for traceable single origins led its roughly 300 member farmers to establish an independent cooperative in 2012. Because the fruit is de-pulped before drying, the coffee's own aromatics come through with unusual clarity: citrus and lemon tones with elegant white florals — bright, delicate, and a natural companion to Morea's floral-citrus style.