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Ethiopian coffee beans

Ethiopian coffee

For hundreds of years, Ethiopia has provided the world's most acclaimed single-origin quality coffee beans. In general, Ethiopian coffee is famous for its complex taste, spicy wine and unique acidity.

Altitude range: 1500-2200 m above sea level

Language: Amharic

Harvest time: November-February

Annual output of coffee: 6.6 million bags (2013)

Common varieties: Arabica, local heirloom.

Average farm size: generally small plantations.

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Also growing in the south is the mellow and complex Sidamo coffee, or Sidama, with a rich taste and a bright aftertaste. Sidamo green coffee beans are usually cheaper than similar products of Yirgacheffe, but are more valuable in terms of performance-to-price ratio.

In eastern Ethiopia, Harrars is produced by its dry processed (unwashed; natural) coffee with its fruity or alcoholic flavor, complex blueberry flavor, bright (sometimes bright) acidity, medium to heavy body, and dry edge. Hara coffee is a unique wild variety endemic to the region and is hand-processed by locals.

Jimbi coffee beans from western Ethiopia are famous for their rich, sharp acidity and complex flavor and aroma.

A more specific classification divides Ethiopia into nine different planting areas: Yirgacheffes, Sidamo, Harrar, Bebeka, Teppi, Limu, Djimma, Illubabor, Lekempti, Wellega and Gimbi. Ethiopia doesn't have the best coffee, and people's preferences vary from person to person.

The best coffee beans in Ethiopia

There are three top coffee producing areas in Ethiopia, each producing truly unique coffee.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Ethiopia Sidamo

Ethiopia Harrar

The Gedeo region of southern Ethiopia, famous for its wet-processed (washed) coffee, produces spicy, aromatic Yirgacheffes with delicate taste, sweetness and floral aromas, including a hint of citrus. These coffee beans have always been the highest ranked in the world, and although they are usually expensive, they are much cheaper than most Konas or Jamaican Blue Mountain beans. Natural planting methods (including pest control) make organic certification easy to sell to farmers, and Fairtrade organic certified coffee is also abundant.

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