A brief introduction to what kind of coffee is produced in Ethiopia in South Xibao, Ethiopia.

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Nensebo is a small area in Ethiopia's Oromia, with valleys accounting for 70 per cent of the area, while the remaining areas are drylands and plateaus, with only 4.6 per cent of natural drinking water. Coffee is an important commercial crop, with a planting area of more than 5,000 hectares. The total output in a year is about ten containers. "

Every day, about 800 farmers transport coffee and cherries to the processing plant. Most of the coffee beans are organic coffee and are grown using organic fertilizers. A coffee tree produces no more than 200g of coffee beans, and farmers usually have less than 1500 coffee trees per hectare.

Due to the climate and environment of Ethiopia, its coffee producing areas are mainly concentrated in the western and southern states of Gambera, Oromia and southern ethnic states.

YirgaCheffe is a small town in eastern Ethiopia, located in the ethnic states in the south, Sidamo to the north and southwest, and Guji to the southeast, 1700m to 2100m above sea level. It belongs to the pastoral coffee planting system.

Yejia Xuefei is a small town in Sidamo province. The ancient saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetlands". It is very popular in the world boutique coffee circle because of its unique jasmine fragrance and citrus acid. With the rise of boutique coffee, coffee in this region has become synonymous with Ethiopian boutique beans.

As a result of its growing popularity, Ethiopian officials classify nearby coffee with similar flavors as Yega Sheffield, which is separate from the Sidamo region and belongs to various ethnic states in the new administrative region. At first, Yejia Xuefei's coffee trees were planted by European monks, and later by farmers or cooperatives. Yejia Xuefei is actually constructed by the surrounding coffee community or cooperative.

Coffee trees are mostly planted in farmers' own backyard or mixed with other crops in the field, and the yield per household is not much, which is a typical rural coffee. Yejia Xuefei award-winning beans almost come from the above-mentioned coffee villages and communities. According to the official Ethiopian ECX system, according to the flavor quality Q-grade, there are 8 Woreda (townships) in Yegashafi production area, which are Dilla, Wenago, Bule, Yirgacheffe, Kochere, Jetipp Gedeb and Gelena, Abaya.

Flavor description:

Dry aromas of strawberries, blueberries, oranges and flowers.

Sweet grapes, blueberries and purple berries on the palate

Accompanied by orange peel, bergamot, black tea and flower aromas, the texture is smooth and full, sweet and juicy.