Washed Yirgacheffe G2

Origin: Ethiopia

Region: Yirgacheffe

Producer: Smallholder Contributors to Chelchele Washing Station

Farm: Smallholder Farms

Coffee specifications: Variety: Kurmue, Dago, Wolisho

Process: Washed

Harvest: December – March

Tasting notes: Fruity, Caramel, Hints of Sweet Herbs

Elevation: 1950 meters

Certifications: N/A

Packaging: 60kg with liner

Coffee Details

Region ; Yirgacheffe

This washed lot is the one we prepare with big volume every year. Known for a medium balanced body a floral sweet flavours selected for a great espresso blends.

Literally translated as “Land of Springs,” Yirgacheffe has the ideal topography, elevation, and water sources to produce and process exceptional coffees. This region is located inside of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia, which is home to 45 distinct people groups. Coffee farmers in Yirgacheffe are typically multi-generational small-scale landholders, sometimes farming only a few hectares. Most coffees in Yirgacheffe are sold as cherry to centralized washing stations that help further separate flavor profiles.

Yirgacheffe is considered by many to be part of the birthplace of coffee and the coffee trees grown in the region are a naturally occurring mix of heirloom varieties cultivated among other species in coffee gardens and coffee forests.