What Brands of Fruit-forward Coffee Beans Are Good? Yirgacheffe Natural G1: Rose, Grapefruit, and Floral Tea

FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural G1

In Ethiopia, coffee is the most important agricultural crop in the country. Yirgacheffe ranks among the finest high-altitude coffees in the world, with superb acidity, body and flavor. Its natural-processed expression, full of florals and berry fruit, is what sets it apart, and it is sought after by coffee lovers everywhere.

Coffee is the country's largest source of export income and supports the livelihoods of millions of Ethiopians, and of all its industries the coffee export trade is the most prominent. Yirgacheffe itself is a town in Ethiopia's Gedea region; it serves as the administrative center of the Yirgacheffe district and is a major coffee-producing area in its own right.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Natural G1

Grade Classification G1

Variety: Native Arabica

Growing Altitude: 1,500-2,200 meters

Processing Method: Natural

Flavor Profile: Rose floral tea, grapefruit, prune, blueberry, juicy, long aftertaste

In brief: FrontStreet Coffee is a dedicated coffee research establishment, glad to share coffee knowledge with everyone. We hold nothing back, because we want to help more people fall in love with coffee. Every month we run three discounted coffee events, because FrontStreet Coffee wants more friends to enjoy the best coffee at the lowest price - that has been our mission for the past six years.

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To taste the natural-process side of Yirgacheffe, reach for FrontStreet Natural Red Cherry. It is made entirely from fully ripe, sound cherries that are hand-sorted on arrival at the mill and then dried straight on raised beds; the fruit is turned every two to three hours during the first few days so it never overheats and over-ferments. After three to five weeks of drying, the dried pulp is machine-scraped away and the beans are moved into storage. Because the cherry dries with the fruit still attached, the cup keeps the classic Yirgacheffe character while adding the tropical fruit of the natural process - citrus-like acidity, juicy berry, honeyed sweetness and a creamy, smooth body.

If you prefer to start with the washed style, FrontStreet Washed Yirgacheffe is our everyday lot and the most classic introduction to the region: white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a clean tea-like finish, all at a price that makes it a natural first specialty bean.

For a single-washing-station expression, FrontStreet Gudiding Cooperative comes from a village at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe in the Worka district. Gudiding was originally part of the Worka cooperative under the YCFCU union and was later recognized as a single origin in its own right as roasters and buyers began chasing traceability. It follows the traditional washed method - the pulp is removed before drying - so the coffee's own aromatics come through with unusual clarity: citrus and lemon acidity and an elegant white floral note, bright and refined from start to finish.