Slightly Acidic Yirgacheffe Coffee Beans with Dark Chocolate Aftertaste - Introduction to Gediyo Eastern Highlands

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Product Name: FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Quality Grade: Washed Grade 2

Roast Level: Recommended medium roast (Medium Roast or City Roast)

Rating: Excellent

Bean Size: ★ Full

Acidity: ★★★★ Slightly acidic with dark chocolate aftertaste

Balance: ★★★★ Very stable

Flavor: Very distinctive, delicate and rich mouthfeel, containing fruity notes and wild wine-like aromas.

Coffee Region: Gedeo Zone, Sidamo Province, Ethiopia

Green Bean Processing: Washed processing method

Special Characteristics: Coffee trees originated in Ethiopia, where they were originally wild plants. The name "coffee" derives from the Ethiopian town of "Kaffa." In fact, many coffee trees in Ethiopia remain wild today. Beans growing on these trees are full-bodied with a slight wine aroma.

Coffee Tasting | FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe

Yirgacheffe Production Area - Gedeo Zone, Sidamo Province

Today Ethiopia is an important coffee-producing country, with approximately 12 million people engaged in coffee production, and it is Africa's major exporter of Arabica coffee beans. The premium coffee here is exceptional and worth seeking out. In Ethiopia you can find every kind of coffee cultivation: from vast wild coffee forests and semi-developed land to traditionally managed small plots and modern plantations. About 50% of coffee is grown at altitudes above 1,500 meters.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Yirgacheffe's signature character—white jasmine florals, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a tea-like body—makes it the ideal single origin for pour-over, and it is exactly the kind of bean that suits the medium roast and balanced profile described above. FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe is the most classic expression: known for its white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and tea-like body, it is both an excellent value and the first bean for many drinkers getting into specialty coffee. If you prefer the delicate, layered side of Yirgacheffe over a broader, fruitier style, FrontStreet Coffee's Gudina Cooperative coffee comes from the Woka area at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe, and because the fruit is stripped of its pulp before drying, its inherent aroma comes through cleanly, with citrus and lemon notes and elegant white florals. For those who also want ripe fruit sweetness alongside the florals, FrontStreet Coffee's naturally processed Red Cherry beans are picked only as fully ripe whole cherries and dried on raised beds, offering citrus acidity, berry juice, honey sweetness, and a creamy smoothness—an easy and rewarding brew in a V60 at 90-91°C with a 15g dose and a 1:15 ratio.