Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Fully Washed
About This Coffee
The Region
Over a number of years the Yirgacheffe region has developed a distinguished reputation for fine coffees, producing some of the most sought-after microlots in world. The combination of high altitude (up to 2,200m in some areas), fertile soil, consistent and plentiful rains, and an abundance of local knowledge are all contributing factors to the high status of Yirgacheffe coffees. The indigenous ‘heirloom’ varietals - which grow wild in Ethiopia - are responsible for the unique flavour notes which make for an unusual but refined cup. Typical profiles include citrus fruits, apricot, and floral/herbal notes of hops, jasmine or hibiscus.
History of Coffee in Ethiopia
Coffee is ancient in Ethiopia, but coffee farming is not. By the end of the 9th Century coffee was actively being cultivated in Ethiopia as food, but probably not as a beverage. It was the Arab world that developed brewing. Even as coffee became an export for Ethiopia in the late 1800’s, Ethiopian coffee was the result of gathering rather than agricultural practices. A hundred years ago, plantations, mostly in Harar, were still the exception, while “Kaffa” coffee from the southwest was still harvested wild. In 1935, William Ukers wrote: “Wild coffee is also known as Kaffa coffee, from one of the districts where it grows most abundantly in a state of nature. The trees grow in such profusion that the possible supply, at a minimum of labor in gathering, is practically unlimited. It is said that in south-western Abyssinia there are immense forests of it that have never been encroached upon except at the outskirts.”
- Subregion Yirgacheffe
- Producer Type Washing Station
- Wet Mill Birhanu Tebeko and Neja Fadil
- Processing Washed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Ethiopia Heirloom
- Min Growing Altitude 1900m
- Max Growing Altitude 2000m
- Screen Size 14 Up
- On Sale No
- Top Lot No
- Price Per Kg £8.95
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade ETH CA WA YIRG G2
- CTRM Contract Number P8002710-1
- Origin Ethiopia
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk