Ethiopian YergaCheffes are amazing and unique coffees. YirgaCheffe is a town in the Sadama region of Ethiopia, and the coffees from this region will surprise you with their floral and tangerine notes. Internationally known and recognized as Yirgachaffee Brand Name. Grown coffee and has an intense flavor known as flora. Has fine acidity and a rich body. Many rosters are attracted to its fine and flavor and are willing to pay a premium price for it. Some of the top grade Yirgacheffe coffees share the same characteristics with the best Sidamo coffees. Its uniqueness and intensity, sweet flavor and aroma make this predominantly berry profile coffee bean give it a rich and smooth taste with a clean taste.
Yirgacheffe is a micro district (or “woreda” which is an “administrative division of Ethiopia”) found in southern Ethiopia as part of the Gedeo Zone. The Gedeo zone is located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia and is known to produce some of the most well-balanced cups, with complexity in its flavors & acidity. Yirgacheffe is found right in the middle of the Gedeo Zone, with an altitude between 1,800 – 2,100 meters above sea level. This woreda boasts an abundance of lush-green vegetation, providing ideal growing conditions for coffee plantations, as coffee is grown in high-altitudes and in some methods, under the forest canopy. The Yirgacheffe region produces Ethiopia’s best & most complex profiles, with the majority of Yirgacheffe coffee being wet-processed. Although the naturally dried beans from this zone have been gaining some traction.
Some of the top grade Yirgacheffe coffees share the same characteristics with the best Sidamo coffees. These characteristics are fruit flavours, bright acidity and a silky, clean mouth feel. The acidity is bright and often accompanied with a lemony character, and phenomenal sweetness. Another hallmark characteristic of this type of coffee is it’s light body and herbaceous quality.
