Ethiopia Yirgacheffe 2
Origin Ethiopia /
Region Yirgacheffe /
Crop Year 2010/11 /
Varietal Heirloom Ethiopain /
Product Code 844
About Ethiopia Yirgacheffe 2
This washed Yirgacheffe is an Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) lot especially secured for us by our partners at Trabocca Coffee.
Unfortunately like most ECX lots, the exact provenance of this lot is not possible for us to know. Once again we have let our palates do the buying for this one and in this case, it wasn’t a difficult decision! A classically clean washed yirgacheffe with floral and elegant bright fruit notes.
Our Lab sees a lot of cupping involved in selecting Yirgacheffes - especially when the ECX system makes it difficult to know exact sub regions and farmer groups to look out for. The pre-screening process can be a tough work out at times - though luckily this lot shined on the table!
About Yirgacheffe
Irgachefe (also transliterated as Yirgachefe) is a town in central southern Ethiopia, located in the Gedeo Zone; it is also the administrative center of Yirgachefe woreda (or district), the coffee growing area we are all familiar with. Yirgachefe is bordered on the south by Kochere, on the west by the Oromia Zone, on the north by Wenago, and on the east by Bule. These are all household names for us within the specialty coffee world. Coffees from Yirgacheffe sit at an elevation between 1800 and 2200 meters above sea level and are grown predominantly by small holder farmers.
For many, the cream of the Ethiopian crop is Yirgacheffe, considered by many to be the finest Ethiopian coffee with its very distinctive floral bouquet, rich body & a fragrant aroma.
Interestingly, the three major “brands” associated with Ethiopian coffees; Yirgacheffe, Sidamo & Harrar are trademarked names with the rights owned by Ethiopia.
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September 13, 2011