Flavor characteristics of Ethiopian Coffee Bean Flavor Sidamo and Yega Xuefei

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Sidamo (Sidamo)

Growing in the southernmost Ethiopian plateau at an altitude of 4600-7200 feet (Sidamo province), southeast of Jima, just south of the capital, usually sweet, but also loved by most people, its annual output is about 225000bags/60kg, bean body is smaller than Longberry, green with ash, in the Sidamo sun drying field, coffee is placed in hemp net wooden racks, workers take turns in the sun exposure, manual stirring coffee Sun Sidamo is usually marked with G4 exits, while water-washed Sidamo has more G2 exits because of its better sun treatment.

The taste of the sun is close to the smell of flowers, but it is about a little earthy. Water washing has a nutty fruit aroma with a slight cocoa aroma, but what the two pieces have in common is smooth taste and viscosity, comfortable and pleasant acidity and fragrance. Medium roasting is suitable for individual products, while deep roasting is suitable for blending coffee and good Espresso base.

Yega Xuefei (Yirga-Cheffe)

The origin of the name is made up of two parts, Yirga is a town name of Sidamo, which means stable, and Cheffee means municipality.

It grows in the southern Ethiopian plateau at an altitude of 5700-7800 feet above sea level. It is located in the northwest of Sidamo province and around Lake Abaya. It usually tastes sweet and is liked by most people. Its annual output is about 225000bags/60kg. The bean body is smaller than Longberry, and it is greenish and gray in color. Most of it is washed. In the washing plant, after the coffee fruit is actually harvested, it is fermented in a storage tank full of water, and the workers use a simple wooden rake to stir it up to facilitate the smooth cleaning. The washing plant always has a pungent acid fermentation smell and the sound of the fruits in the sink colliding with each other. After the fruit is sticky and soft, it is directly shelled and cleaned, leaving only the fruit covered with sheepskin. After the final washing, the fruit is dried directly outside the washing plant.

A complex with a taste similar to lemon and citrus, with excellent viscosity and complex flavor (I think it is sometimes suspected of being overemphasized and exaggerated because of its loud name, even though I like its flavor). Most of them are exported to G2, suitable for medium baking as a single product.