The Quality of Sidamo Coffee: Rich Fruity Aroma of Ethiopian Sun-Dried Sidamo Coffee

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Sidamo

"Ethiopian Sidamo" is a type of single-origin coffee, Arabica coffee grown in the Sidamo province of Ethiopia. Like most African country coffees, Ethiopian Sidamo is characterized by small gray beans, but its distinctive features are rich, spicy, wine-like or chocolate flavors and floral notes. The most characteristic flavors found in all Sidamo coffees are lemon and citrus, with bright, crisp acidity. This coffee is of excellent quality.

Sidamo is also known as Sidama, with an altitude of over 1800 meters. Its flavor profile is quite similar to its southern sub-region, Yirgacheffe. With refined washed or natural processing, the citrus and floral notes are particularly bright, with moderate body and appropriate acidity. It is renowned for its excellent flavor, good aroma, balanced taste, and bright yet not overly stimulating acidity. Ethiopian Sidamo mocha coffee beans have very little bitterness, slight acidity, and truly reveal fruity flavors.

Ethiopia possesses unique natural conditions suitable for growing all imaginable coffee varieties. As highland crops, Ethiopian coffee beans are primarily grown in areas ranging from 1100-2300 meters above sea level, roughly distributed in the southern regions of Ethiopia.

Deep, well-drained soils, weakly acidic soils, red soils, and soft loamy lands are suitable for coffee cultivation because these soils are nutrient-rich and have sufficient humus supply. Rainfall is evenly distributed during the 7-month rainy season; during the plant growth cycle, fruits develop from flowering to fruiting, and crops receive 900-2700 millimeters of rain annually, while temperatures fluctuate between 15°C to 24°C throughout the growing period.

The majority of coffee production (95%) is carried out by smallholders, with an average yield of 561 kilograms per hectare. For centuries, smallholder Ethiopian coffee farms have been producing various high-quality coffee types. The secret to producing excellent coffee lies in the coffee farmers developing an environmentally suitable coffee culture through generations of learning and refining the coffee cultivation process, which mainly includes farming methods using natural fertilizers, selecting the reddest and fully ripe fruits, and processing the fruits in a clean environment.

The differences in Ethiopian coffee quality, natural characteristics, and varieties stem from variations in "altitude," "region," "location," and even soil type. The uniqueness of Ethiopian coffee beans is attributed to their natural characteristics, including "bean size," "shape," "acidity," "quality," "flavor," and "aroma." These characteristics give Ethiopian coffee its distinctive natural quality. Typically, Ethiopia serves as a "coffee supermarket" for customers to select their preferred coffee varieties.

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