What is Yega Shefi? What's the difference between yerga shefi and sidamo? Yega Shefi's washing day

What is Yega Xuefei?

Yirga cheffe is a small town in Ethiopia, 1700-2100 meters above sea level. It is one of the highest coffee producing areas in the world. Northwest of Sidamo Province, it is also synonymous with Ethiopian boutique coffee. Yejasuefei coffee is produced in the mountains above 5800 meters above sea level in Sidamo, Ethiopia. The main reason why it is famous in the world is that in recent years, farmers in the misty valley have used water washing instead of the traditional sun method to deal with raw coffee beans, so they have the beautiful name of Yejasuefei, which can also be called Magic Coffee. Lake Turkana, Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo bring rich water vapor here. The Rift Valley, represented by Misty valley, is foggy all the year round, like spring all the year round, with a gentle breeze, cool and humid, and thousands of coffee trees thrive, giving birth to the unique and unpredictable atmosphere of Yejia Xuefei's unique fragrance of flowers and fruits. The variety is native to Ethiopia. The word yirgacheffe has also become more familiar to more people, even bigger than the large producing area of sidamo, where Yega Xuefei is located, has been specially independent and has become a Yega Xuefei producing area.

What's the difference between Yegashifi and Sidamo? Yeah, yeah.

Many enthusiasts can not distinguish between the two producing areas of [Yegashafi] and [Sidamo]. They both belong to Ethiopia. Generally speaking, Sidamo is a province. Yegashafi is a town in Sidamo province. Sidamo is 2100 meters above sea level. Yega production area is higher above sea level, with the highest elevation exceeding 2600 meters.

Sidamo (boutique producing area): at 1400 to 2200 meters above sea level, the wet fragrance is like sweet syrup, like sticky apricot juice, wrapped in plain honey or chocolate. The entrance is not strong, the mellow thickness is medium, the sour taste is not obvious, but it is lively and bright, like fruit black tea, the flavor is similar to Yejiaxuefei, Sidamo, which is exquisite washing or sun exposure, has the same fragrance of flowers and oranges, and the price is as good as Yejasuefi. The varieties in the two producing areas are similar, with medium-sized beans but also small seeds of dwarf plants, which farmers often sell separately. Common Kurmie, poor disease resistance; Wolisho; tall and strong; Deiga, medium tree shape, these three species are the main force of the boutique tanning series Beloya and Aretha.

So Yega Xuefei has unique jasmine aroma, bright and lively citrus acidity and black tea texture.

While Sidamo is full of berries and tropical fruit flavors.

What are the characteristics and taste of Yega Xuefei?

ECX has a further way to classify beans according to their own grades. It's not the familiar "Yega Sheffield G1" or "Yega Sheffield G2". Fresh coffee beans harvested in that year must first make a primary score and get a G1-G3 rating before they will be further divided into Q1 and Q2 grades by testing the quality of coffee beans with SCAA cups. The highest grade of Q1: coffee beans with a score of more than G1 or G280 in the primary score and more than 85 points in the boutique grade. For the highest grade coffee beans. Q2 highest grade: G1 or G2 coffee beans in the primary score + boutique score 80 ~ 84.75. It is the second highest grade coffee bean. Although the Ethiopian Yechuefi coffee is petite, it is gentle and delicate, sweet and lovely, with strong fruit aromas, strong dried fruit aromas, strawberry, mango and apricot jam aromas. The phrase "coffee entrance, flowers in full bloom" is the most appropriate to describe Yega Xuefei, which has now become synonymous with Ethiopian boutique coffee.

Do you know the difference between washing and sunbathing, my friends?

According to the different ways of handling raw coffee beans, Yega Xuefei can be divided into two categories:

Category An is the washing method. Generally, the raw beans are turquoise. After baking, the silver skin of Yejia Xuefei is more, and there are wrinkles on the outside. The style of Gr-1;Gr-2,G1 Yega Xuefei is distinct, and the flavor of citrus and flowers in the coffee liquid is a delicious taste that everyone can't resist. Washed Yega Chuefei: it has a unique lemon flavor, refreshing jasmine flavor, as well as soft fruit acid and citrus flavor, fresh and bright on the palate.

Category B is the sun-treated coffee raw beans, the general sun-dried raw beans are yellowish green, the sun-exposed Yega Xuefei silver skin is less, the appearance is smooth, the grade is Gr-1;Gr-3;Gr-4 Gr-5, also the highest grade of G1 sun Yega Sheffield, is fruity. Opening the freshly roasted G1 Sun Yega Chevy coffee bag can subvert people's original understanding of coffee. Only those who have tasted the highest grade sun Yega Chevy will believe that coffee is a kind of fruit. Sun Yega Chuefei: with charming fruit acidity, clean fermented fruit sweet, elegant fruit wine, sweet finish.

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