Yirgacheffe is one of the most famous and important origins in Ethiopia. It is very popular in the coffee circle because of its highly recognizable style. Therefore, people who have not tried Yirgacheffe will ask, what does it taste like when it is so famous? Is it suitable for novices to buy?
Why is Yirgacheffe coffee said to have a classic flavor?
In that era when "coffee was only bitter", almost all the coffee that everyone drank was dark roasted. With the blessing of light roasting, the emergence of yirgacheffe changed everyone's inherent impression, established the understanding that coffee can also have floral and fruity aromas, and successfully opened a new era of acidic coffee.
The Yirgacheffe flavor described by the barista actually has a white floral aroma, fresh citrus, citric acidity, sometimes honey-like sweetness, and a light tea-like aftertaste. It has almost no bitterness and has many layers. It makes people feel like they are not drinking coffee, but tasting a cup of floral and fruit tea.
Is Yirgacheffe suitable for novices?
If you are new to coffee, then Yirgacheffe, as a classic flavor representative, will definitely guide you deeper into the world of specialty coffee.
For beginners, since they do not have much experience in brewing and tasting, it is easy to make mistakes in extraction, so it is best to buy an entry-level Front Street washed Yirgacheffe first. Firstly, it can taste the classic Yirgacheffe flavor at a low cost. Secondly, it also allows us to practice brewing. It is delicious and affordable, and the price-performance ratio is very high.
Advanced Yirgacheffe:
1. Front Street. Sun-dried red cherries: berry, citrus, floral, apricot, slightly fermented.
Solar processing is the most original and traditional coffee processing method. Carefully selected red coffee cherries are laid out completely on raised beds to be sun-dried. The coffee cherries are turned over at regular intervals to avoid too many unpleasant fermentation flavors. Since it is a complete coffee fruit, more sugars in the pulp and pectin are involved in the processing of green coffee beans, giving the coffee a thicker taste, stronger aroma, and more obvious sweetness, making it suitable for those who like the flavor of ripe fruits.
2. Front Street. Washed Fruit Ding Ding: white floral, citrus, yellow lemon, berry, oolong tea
In order to improve the defective flavor caused by this exposure method, Ethiopia introduced water washing processing technology from Central and South America. Members of the cooperative will select, clean, ferment, and remove the pectin from the purchased coffee cherries before placing them on raised beds to dry. Every step must be handled properly to ensure the quality of the final coffee. The washing process allows Yirgacheffe coffee to change its previous uneven layers. After roasting, the flavor presents a fresh citrus tone and an elegant white floral aroma. The overall flavor is bright and delicate. As a result, Yirgacheffe became independent from the Sidamo production area and became a well-known production area in the coffee circle today.
Breakthrough Grade Yirgacheffe:Front Street. Yirgacheffe SOE: berries, cream, citrus, black tea
Different from the previous three Yirgacheffe models, Front Street Yirgacheffe SOE has only one purpose, which is to make delicious Yirgacheffe concentrate. This bean is selected from sun-dried whole red coffee cherries in the Yirgacheffe production area. Its high maturity gives the coffee a full fruity aroma. The extracted espresso has a refreshing lemon, floral, and citrus aroma. It is very suitable for making American and Australian whites.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
