Yirgacheffe Kochere Estate Coffee Flavor Profile Taste Grind Setting Variety Introduction

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe gives off an extremely complex aroma, showing a remarkable flavour profile that is hard to describe. Broadly speaking, the dry fragrance is intensely fruity with rich dried-fruit character, carrying scents of strawberry, mango and apricot jam. The wet aroma resembles sweet syrup, like thick apricot nectar wrapped in rustic honey or chocolate. The entry is not overwhelming, with medium body and an acidity that is not pronounced yet lively and bright, reminiscent of fruit-infused black tea.

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe grading is not determined by bean size but by the proportion of defective beans among all the coffee. Typically we find washed G2 and natural G3 Yirgacheffe. G1 represents the highest grade, where Yirgacheffe beans with already low defect rates and superior quality undergo further manual selection before being awarded Grade 1 status.

FrontStreet Coffee Kochere Estate Coffee - Yirgacheffe G2 Washed

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2

Flavor Keywords: Lemon

Roast Level: Light Roast

Processing Method: Washed

Altitude: 1600-1800m

Bean Size: 16-17 screen

Region: Ethiopia, Kochere

European monks first established the local coffee cultivation industry, which was later taken over by coffee communities or cooperatives in the villages around the town. There are no dedicated plantations here; coffee trees grow naturally, scattered through forests and fields. During harvest, Ethiopian coffee trading companies come to town to buy the beans farmers have collected, which are eventually auctioned and exported under the "Yirgacheffe" brand.

FrontStreet Coffee previously featured a Kochere estate natural G1 Yirgacheffe that customers loved. After it sold out, we searched for a long time without finding suitable estate-grade FrontStreet Coffee G1 Yirgacheffe to stock, so we temporarily used a FrontStreet Coffee washed G2 Yirgacheffe. Recently Coffee Review, a professional international coffee tasting website, recommended three G1 grade Yirgacheffes, which have arrived in our store as micro-batches. Here we briefly introduce these three Yirgacheffes.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Kochere rewards a clean, careful pour. FrontStreet Coffee's Washed Yirgacheffe is the simplest way to taste the region's signature: white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity, with a tea-like body. Brew 15g in a V60 at 90–91°C with a 1:15 ratio, grinding to about fine-sugar size — EK43s setting 10, or 80% through a #20 sieve. Pour 30g for a 30-second bloom, add 95g, then the final 100g to 225g, finishing in 2:00–2:10. If you want the fruit and honey side of the same region, FrontStreet Coffee's Natural Red Cherry adds berry juice and a creamy, smooth body.