Characteristics of Flavor and Taste of Coffee Manor in Ethiopia

Yegashefi is a small town, 700- 21,000 meters above sea level, synonymous with Ethiopian fine coffee. It is a wetland since ancient times, and the old saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetland". The way coffee is produced and the flavor is so prominent that Ethiopian coffee farmers compete to be proud of their coffee with Yegashfi flavor, which has become Africa's most famous coffee producing area.

At first, the coffee trees in Yegashefi were planted by European monks, but later by farmers or cooperatives. Yegashefi is actually formed by surrounding coffee communities or cooperatives, which generally include: Hafusa, Hama, and Biloa.

These mountain villages are foggy, spring all year round, cool but not hot in summer, rain but not damp in winter, and they breed unique regional flavors of citrus and flowers. Coffee trees are grown mostly in farmers 'backyards or mixed with other crops in their fields. Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe coffee is small, but it is gentle and sweet. As the home of coffee, Ethiopia's millennia of growing and processing traditions have resulted in high-quality washed Arabica beans. Light baked with unique lemon, floral and honey sweet aromas, soft fruit acids and citrus notes, fresh and bright taste. No milk and no sugar, let the rich texture and unique soft floral brush your taste buds, leaving endless aftertaste Ethiopian coffee beans grow in a near-natural environment, after years of cultivation under the same growing conditions, Ethiopian coffee beans have gradually adapted to the environment here. More than 60% of coffee beans are forest or semi-forest grown coffee.

Coffee farming villages produce about 35 percent of the country's coffee. These coffee farms, which use a multi-tiered coffee growing system, are carefully cared for. Coffee farmers do not use chemical fertilizers, but use fallen leaves, plant and animal debris to increase soil nutrients. In addition to coffee, farmers also frequently grow non-coffee crops. Even manor coffee (coffee produced on state farms), which accounts for 5% of the country's coffee production, exhibits forest-type coffee production characteristics.

Located in the most privileged natural conditions, Ethiopia produces unique high-quality coffee every year. Ethiopia's coffee growing cycle brings harvest joy to the country every year. Beautiful white coffee flowers bloom and bear fruit every year between March and April. Only the reddest and most mature fruits are selected for coffee between September and about December. New coffee exports begin in November or December each year.