Ethiopia

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia

bergamot orange · jasmine lead · florals · tea · lavender

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How it sits among coffee from Ethiopia

How often roasters use each flavour family to describe coffee from Ethiopia: 539 of 857 carry notes. The dashed outline is the whole catalogue. These are the roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement.

Long & Short Coffee describe this coffee as citrus, floral, tea-like. The filled shape is how often roasters use each family across coffee from Ethiopia; the rings on the rim are this coffee’s own.

tea-like is unusual here — 16% of coffee from Ethiopia are described that way.

The roasters’ own words, grouped — not our tasting, and not a measurement. We have not tasted this coffee. All Ethiopia coffees

What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Ethiopia, Yemen

Region

Yirgacheffe, Harrar

Variety

Heirloom

Altitude

200 m

Not stated

farm or estate, producer, process, harvest, lot, importer, price paid to the producer

We report what the roaster publishes and we have not checked any of it independently. A fact nobody publishes is not a fault of the coffee: almost no roaster in the UK states an importer or the price paid to the producer.

Where each fact came from

Altitude, lowest

“Due to its incredible altitudes of up to 2,200 metres above sea level, and near perfect growing conditions, Ethiopia (alongside Yemen) is known historically as the birthplace of coffee and is where the Arabica plant originates.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Species

Variety

“As with many coffees from Ethiopia, the Heirloom varietal (named as part of many unknown, but indigenous varietals to the country) in this batch of Yirgacheffe maintains the identifiable notes of the region.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Flavour families

“Hints of bergamot orange and jasmine lead to a clean finish — lavender has also been mentioned in our cuppings.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Country of origin

Region

“The nation treasures the heritage of its coffees to the point that all of the famous regions including Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Harrar are trademarked to prevent imitation coffees from entering the market.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Brew methods

Where coffee was born Due to its incredible altitudes of up to 2,200 metres above sea level, and near perfect growing conditions, Ethiopia (alongside Yemen) is known historically… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Roasted for

“Our recommendation African coffees are known for their brightness and extremely fruity nature, so they are usually preferred in filter or as long black for espresso based drinks.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Tasting notes

“Hints of bergamot orange and jasmine lead to a clean finish — lavender has also been mentioned in our cuppings.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

Taken from the roaster’s own pages, and nothing here has been verified by us or by an independent body. What we store is a passage of page text cut around the fact, so one shown with an ellipsis is a passage we cannot see the start or the end of; only the fully quoted ones are complete sentences.