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Difference between Gedeb and Yirgacheffe - Is Gedeb a Coffee Region in Ethiopia? Is Gedeb Part of Kochere or Gedeb Region?

Published: 2026-01-28 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/28, Yirgacheffe was originally a sub-region of Sidamo in Ethiopia. Due to the exceptional flavor profile of its washed coffee beans, it later became an independent major coffee region. Delicate white floral aromas, bright lemon fruit flavors, and refreshing green notes characterize its distinctive profile.

Yirgacheffe was originally a sub-region within Ethiopia's Sidamo region. However, due to the exceptionally outstanding flavor profile of its washed coffee beans, it later became an independent major region. Delicate white floral notes, bright lemon fruit flavors, and a refreshing green tea aftertaste—this is what coffee enthusiasts widely recognize as the classic "Yirgacheffe flavor."

But did you know that whenever Yirgacheffe is mentioned, most people cannot avoid discussing one particular coffee bean—"Gotiti." "Gotiti" is a playful and interesting name. Many friends new to the coffee world are attracted by its name, leading them to order a cup and experience whether its taste is as delightful as its name suggests.

FrontStreet Coffee believes that many friends, like the guest who visited yesterday, may have known about Gotiti for a long time but don't understand whether this name refers to a coffee variety or an origin. Then, a dramatic scene unfolded. This friend went directly online to search for answers and found such a result!

Emmmmm... So today, FrontStreet Coffee will share with everyone what Gotiti actually refers to!

What is Gotiti?

Gotiti is actually not the name of any coffee region or coffee variety—it's a cooperative and also a small village. Compared to cooperatives with decades of history, it's much younger, as Gotiti was established in 2012.

The Gotiti Cooperative is located in the town of Gedeb, in the southeastern corner of the Yirgacheffe region, about 60 kilometers from Yirgacheffe town. According to the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange's regional division, Gedeb town is actually part of the Kochere region. However, based on administrative divisions, Gedeb exists at the same administrative level as Kochere. (Kochere map)

A bet with no prize!!! Does Gotiti actually belong to the Gedeb region of Yirgacheffe or to Kochere in Yirgacheffe?

Answer revealed: Driven by the traceability of specialty coffee, Gedeb successfully separated from Kochere, meaning that the Gotiti Cooperative belongs to the Gedeb sub-region of Yirgacheffe.

The average altitude of the Gedeb region is relatively high, around 1900-2200 meters. The high elevation slows down the maturation time of coffee, allowing it to accumulate more delicious flavors. One reason why many small regions become independent is the traceability of specialty coffee, and another is that they believe their coffee can rival that from larger regions. For this reason, the more than 300 farming families that make up Gotiti separated from the Woka Cooperative under the Yirgacheffe Union (YCFCU) to establish the Gotiti Cooperative.

What is a cooperative?

After coffee cherries are harvested, they undergo processing to remove everything except the beans, such as the skin and pulp. The place where these cherries are processed is called a processing station. However, coffee processing requires high standards for space and equipment, and many coffee farmers cannot afford it even if they spend all their money from selling beans! So what can be done?

Some coffee farmers choose to transport their harvested cherries to nearby processing stations for others to process. However, this leads to the involvement of many middlemen who lower the purchase price of cherries, reducing income. Therefore, to reduce the price difference taken by middlemen, coffee farmers in an area will pool funds to jointly establish a processing station. Such processing stations are then named after the local area, for example, the Gotiti Processing Station, which takes its name from the local village: Banko Gotiti, or Gotiti for short. After the cooperative was established, farmers could send their cherries to the processing station for unified processing and directly connect with exporters, avoiding excessive price differences taken by middlemen. The beans produced by the Gotiti Cooperative are also named using "Gotiti." This leads to the question: since it's not the name of a coffee variety, what is the variety of Gotiti coffee?

What is the variety of Gotiti coffee?

We need to understand that most coffee cultivation in the Yirgacheffe region follows a garden model, and coffee produced under this model has an alternative name: "Garden Coffee." Gotiti's coffee belongs to this type. So-called garden coffee means that farmers plant coffee trees in their own fields or within their living areas, harvest them themselves, and then send them to processing stations for unified processing. The cultivation area of the Gotiti Cooperative is about 760 hectares, with an average of about 2 hectares per farmer, and an annual output of nearly 460 tons.

Because Ethiopia has thousands of coffee varieties, the varieties planted by farmers are equally diverse. Most processing stations do not separate the varieties but process them mixed together. Therefore, generally, most coffee beans produced by cooperatives are described as "Heirloom" varieties. It's worth mentioning that because no chemical fertilizers are used during cultivation, the coffee produced by the Gotiti Cooperative has also received EU-recognized organic coffee certification. Since the members of the Gotiti Cooperative were originally part of the Woka Cooperative, they have abundant coffee processing experience, especially in washed processing. Therefore, their washed processed coffee beans perform exceptionally well!

A brief introduction to washed processing: After coffee cherries are harvested, they undergo floatation to remove bad beans; then the selected beans are machine-processed to remove the skin and pulp; subsequently, the raw beans with some pulp and mucilage are placed in water for fermentation, which takes about 24 hours before they can be taken out and washed; after washing, they can be sun-dried to reduce the moisture content to about 12%, and finally, the parchment is removed, completing the washed processing!

Washed processing gives Gotiti coffee a very high degree of cleanliness, with more pronounced flavors and distinctive characteristics. Because it's so classic, Gotiti has always been a staple daily coffee bean at FrontStreet Coffee. To better allow the beans to showcase the characteristic flavors of Yirgacheffe, FrontStreet Coffee uses a light roast to "cook" Gotiti coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee: Ethiopia · Gotiti

Country: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe · Gedeb
Altitude: 1900~2200 meters
Variety: Heirloom
Processing: Washed
Grade: G1
Flavor: Lemon, berries, white floral notes, green tea

FrontStreet Coffee used pour-over brewing to savor the deliciousness of Gotiti! In terms of aroma, we can smell faint floral notes and some berry acidity. In taste, Gotiti showcases very refreshing lemon acidity, white floral notes, and a green tea aftertaste. The mouthfeel is light with extremely high cleanliness, deeply experiencing the unique charm of "Yirgacheffe flavor"!

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