Ethiopian Natural Yirgacheffe G1 Gedeb Worka Washing Station Premium Coffee Bean Flavor, Taste, and Aroma

Sun-dried Yirgacheffe features explosive peach aromatics and captivating fruit acidity. Upon tasting, you'll discover sweet flavors of strawberry, cantaloupe, and pineapple juice, with clean fermented fruit sweetness and elegant fruit wine notes, leaving a sweet aftertaste.

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf life: 90 days
Net weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar content: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Coffee variety: Yirgacheffe
Roast degree: Light roast

Coffee Origin Details

Country: Ethiopia

Grade: G1

Region: Gedeb, Gedeb

Roast Degree: Light roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Local heirloom

Processing Station: Woka

Flavor Notes: Peach aroma, strawberry, cantaloupe, pineapple juice

Yirgacheffe - Ethiopia's Premium Coffee Region

In the local language, "Yirga" means "to settle down," and "Cheffe" means "wetland." Together, Yirgacheffe means "let us settle and thrive in this wetland." Yirgacheffe is a small town in Ethiopia situated at an altitude of 1,700-2,100 meters, located in the northwestern part of the Sidamo province. Surrounded by mountains and lakes, it is one of Ethiopia's highest-altitude coffee-growing regions and has become synonymous with Ethiopian specialty coffee.

Strictly speaking, Yirgacheffe is a sub-region within Ethiopia's Sidamo region that was distinguished due to its exceptional flavor profile. Besides Yirgacheffe town, it also includes three other sub-regions: Wenago, Kochere, and Gelena/Abaya.

In 1959, the Yirgacheffe region introduced the washed processing method from South America. Most processing stations generally use washed processing, where coffee cherries are pulped, then fermented and washed to remove the mucilage layer before being sun-dried. Since 2006, some processing stations in certain regions have adopted refined raised-bed natural processing. This labor-intensive raised-bed method prevents coffee cherries from contact with the ground, avoiding earthy off-flavors during the drying process and creating exceptionally clean fruit flavors.

After more than two weeks of sun-drying, the dark brown coffee cherries are professionally stored to await full flavor development. Before sale, the dried cherry pulp and parchment are removed, followed by sorting out underripe and over-fermented beans. This strict quality control significantly improves the quality of natural-processed beans.

The cooperative is located in the southern part of Gedeb district, established in 2005, and joined the renowned Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) the same year. It is known for producing high-quality natural-processed Yirgacheffe coffee. The Woka cooperative has approximately 300 coffee farmers. YCFCU was established in 2002 and includes 26 other member cooperatives, serving over 45,000 coffee farmers.

The Woka cooperative is part of the YCFCU cooperative union organization and was established in 2005 as one of 22 primary cooperatives. Woka is located in the Gedeb area within the Gedeo administrative zone, a remote region within Yirgacheffe, located 75 kilometers from the local coffee trading hub of Dilla town. The access roads are poor, with a 20-kilometer dirt road from the cooperative to the main paved highway. The altitude is very high, around 1,800-1,900 meters. Because no chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used during coffee cultivation, the Woka smallholder farmers have obtained Skal organic coffee certification recognized by the European Union.

Just as Kochere is famous for washed processing, Woka is particularly outstanding in natural processing. However, both Woka and Kochere produce beans with different processing methods. In recent years, natural processing has become increasingly refined, significantly improving upon the traditional rough methods used for hundreds of years. Greater attention is paid to harvesting ripe cherries and careful handling during the drying process, allowing the beans to retain the sweet pulp and subtle, charming fermented wine notes, creating flavors that washed processing cannot achieve.

Important Notice :

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Tel:020 38364473