Yega Xuefei, a delicious and exquisite Ethiopian boutique coffee producing area

Yega Xuefei is a small town in Ethiopia, 1700-2100 meters above sea level, located in the northwest of Sidamo Province, with mountains and lakes. It is one of the highest coffee-producing areas in Ethiopia and is synonymous with Ethiopian boutique coffee.

Strictly speaking, Yega Xuefei is a by-product area of the Sidamo region of Ethiopia (Sidamo), which is independent because of its special flavor. In addition to the small town of Yega Xuefei, it also includes three by-product areas such as Wenago, Kochere and Gelena/Abaya around it. 1. Planting system and environment

The cool and foggy mountain stream village in the Yega-Xuefei producing area is like spring all year round, with a gentle breeze in summer, cool but not hot, rain but not damp, and no cold damage in winter, making it the best environment for planting Arabica. There are no large coffee plantations. Coffee farmers mix coffee with other crops, usually under banana trees, to form a unique landscape. 2. Treatment method

The traditional way of tanning in Ethiopia is rough and smelly, which has been criticized by people. In 1959, the South American water washing method was introduced into the Yega Xuefei producing area. Most producing areas generally adopt the water washing treatment, that is, after the coffee fruit is peeled, the pectin layer is removed after fermentation and washing, and then dried.

Since 2006, some coffee processing plants in some producing areas have adopted the exquisite elevated shed sun drying method, which invests in high-intensity human labor, which isolates the coffee fruit from contact with the ground and prevents the miscellaneous smell of soil in the process of sunlight. create an unusually clean fruit flavor. After more than two weeks of sun exposure, dark brown coffee fruits are professionally stored, waiting for the whole flavor to ripen. Before sale, the sun-dried cherry pulp and sheepskin are removed, and then the unripe beans and over-fermented beans are removed. Strict control greatly improves the quality of sun-dried beans. 3. Flavor and characteristics

Washed Yega Chuefei has a unique lemon flavor, refreshing jasmine flavor, as well as soft fruit acid and citrus flavor, fresh and bright taste.

Sun Yega Chuefei has charming fruit acidity, clean fermented fruit sweet, elegant fruit wine, sweet finish. 4. Grade

The grading system of Ethiopian coffee is not based on the number of items, but on the proportion of defective beans in raw beans. In October 2009, Ethiopia launched the ECX boutique coffee trading classification system, and Q-Grader rated raw beans as follows:

Washed Yega Chuefei is divided into two grades: Grade 1 and Grade 2.

Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5 are divided into sun Yega Xuefei.

Grade 1 is the highest grade, that is, the Yega Xuefei with the lowest defect rate and the best quality.