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Yirgacheffe is known for its gentle and balanced flavor profile. When processed using high-altitude natural methods, Yirgacheffe suddenly reveals rich, complex aromas and layers, completely subverting the style of washed Yirgacheffe. Though both are Yirgacheffe, it stands apart and is truly worth trying.

This small town is located east of the East African Rift Valley and covers a rather small area. Today's Yirgacheffe specifically refers to a coffee variety and flavor profile. The so-called Yirgacheffe flavor is characterized by rich jasmine floral notes, lemon or lime citrus aromas, as well as peach, almond sweetness, and tea-like notes.

The popularity of Yirgacheffe is largely influenced by the specialty coffee trend since the millennium. Its floral and fruity notes, along with citrus characteristics, established a rebellious flavor archetype. During the prevalence of dark Italian roasts, consumers never defined coffee taste as including acidity, let alone citrus or fruit flavors. Today, alongside coffees like Mandheling, it has become an introductory variety for coffee tasting, representing the floral and fruity category of coffee, and even representing African coffee. Meanwhile, with Yirgacheffe paving the way, Kenya's coffee with its rich berry, apple flavors and fruit acidity later allowed Geisha, which would dominate the specialty coffee world, to make an even more stunning debut.

Yirgacheffe can express its unique characteristics under various green bean processing methods while maintaining distinct flavor amplitude. Its price rises year after year, yet it remains relatively affordable. We're not entirely clear about the lives of Ethiopian coffee farmers - are they doing well? Sometimes we might "be foolish": Blue Mountain coffee is indeed excellent and commands its price, and coffee from surrounding areas also has that price point. But Yirgacheffe is also exceptional, yet the price difference is so significant?

Generally, coffee varieties are named after their origin, but specialty coffee demonstrates greater precision in traceability. The name can be explained as: this coffee is grown in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, processed at the Kochere processing plant using washed methods, and graded as Grade 1 coffee beans (hand-sorted with very few defective beans). Additionally: even if produced here, beans without Yirgacheffe flavor characteristics are not qualified to bear this name.

Although Yirgacheffe is a specialty coffee, it also has grade distinctions, with lower-grade Yirgacheffe not permitted for export. The export quality is guaranteed, and even in specialty coffee shops, a cup of Yirgacheffe costs only around 30, making it excellent value for money.

Knowledge Point

The Arabica variety was likely first discovered in southern Sudan, but it wasn't until it spread to Ethiopia that it gradually flourished.

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