Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Wegida Blue Natural (2017)

Strawberry, balanced and fruity
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Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2018/19
Status Spot
Lot Number P8000140-1
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About This Coffee

This grade 1 washed microlot is from Ajere wetmill in Yirgacheffe. The mill, managed by Birhanemeskel Abera processes cherries from around 700 local smallholder farmers who cultivate at elevations up to 2,100masl.

Origin Ethiopia
Subregion Yirgacheffe
Harvest Season 2018/19
Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
Processing Natural/Dry Processed
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Ethiopia Heirloom
Coffee Grade ETH CA NAT YIRG G1
Bag Weight 60 KG BAG

The Region

Yirgacheffe district is situated in the ‘Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples’ (SNNP) region of Ethiopia. Over a number of years the region has developed a distinguised reputation for fine coffees, producing some of the most sought-after microlots in the 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 beautifully refined cup, characterised by strong citric acidity, sweet chocolate and floral/herbal notes of lavender, jasmine, bergamot and thyme.

The Process

Shade grown, ripe cherries are delivered to the mill for careful sorting, to select only the ripest. The cherries are dried in the sun on raised African beds for approximately 12 - 15 days. In the daytime they are raked and turned periodically to ensure a consistent drying process; covered between 12pm and 3pm to protect them from sun damage and at night time to protect it from rainall and moisture. Once the coffee has dried to the right level it is milled, graded, sorted and thoroughly handpicked, before being bagged in GrainPro for export from the port of Djibouti.

  • Subregion Yirgacheffe
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Natural/Dry Processed
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Ethiopia Heirloom
  • On Sale Yes
  • Top Lot No
  • Price Per Kg €5.80
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade ETH CA NAT YIRG G1
  • CTRM Contract Number P8000140-1
  • Origin Ethiopia
  • Warehouse Vollers Hamburg