Rich floral flavor of Ethiopian coffee introduction to the characteristics of fine coffee in the manor area

In February 1977, Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu Haier Maryam (MENGISTU HAILE MARIAM) launched a military coup and served as Chairman and head of State of the interim military Administrative Council. In 1979, the Ethiopian Labor people's Party Organizing Committee, mainly composed of soldiers, was established to implement an one-party system. In 1984, the Ethiopian Workers' Party was formed according to the Soviet Communist Party model. In September 1987, Mengistu announced the dissolution of the "interim military Administrative Council", the end of military rule, the establishment of the "people's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" and the establishment of a new parliament, with Mengistu as president and head of government.

In March 1988, the rebel "Eritrean people's Liberation Front" (EPLF) and the "Tigre people's Liberation Front" (TPLF) launched an attack on government forces, and a large-scale civil war broke out. In 1989, the Eritrean people's Liberation Front occupied most of Eritrea. On May 28, 1991, EGF troops, mainly the Tigre people's Liberation Front, entered Addis Ababa and the Mengistu regime was disintegrated. [3]

Transitional government period

In July 1991, EGF hosted a national conference with the participation of more than 20 political and ethnic organizations. The meeting adopted the Transitional Charter and elected an 87-member House of Representatives, with EGF Chairman Meles Zenawi as President and President of the Transitional Government. A transitional government was established. On 24 May 1993, Eritrea (formerly Eritrea Province of Ethiopia) became a sovereign State through a referendum under the supervision of the international community. [3]

The period of the federal government

In December 1994, the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was formulated. According to the Constitution, Ethiopia will implement a federal system and a parliamentary cabinet system after the general election for a term of five years. After the national election in May 1995, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was established on August 22, and Meles became prime minister in her capacity as chairman of the majority party of the people's House of Representatives. On May 14, 2000, Ethiopia held a national election, and EGF defeated other opposition parties by an absolute majority to stay in power. In October, the new federal parliament and government were established, and the speakers of both houses and Prime Minister Meles were re-elected, and the original cabinet also remained in office with the approval of the parliament. In October 2001, May readjusted government institutions, reshuffled the cabinet, added the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Ministry of Taxation, and set up a new cabinet of 18 ministers. It is not even clear how many Arabica subspecies there are in Ethiopia. The coffee cooperatives in this mountain are certainly different from those planted in another mountain, and even small farmers in the same region grow different varieties of coffee. It has been estimated that there are at least 2000 varieties of Ethiopian coffee and even more than 4500 kinds of coffee. Compared with the fat posture of Bourbon 'SL28', the main variety to the south of Kenya, or Tibica in Central and South America and Asia, Ethiopian beans look a little malnourished. But "beans" can not be seen, Ethiopian coffee has the most citrus aroma in the world, whether it is instant coffee or freshly ground coffee, you can smell the aroma of orange or lemon when you extract it. The nose is characterized by strong floral, fruity, sour and sweet aromas, but the alcohol is slightly thicker or less dense. The biggest disadvantage is that it is easy to bake unevenly, especially sun-dried beans. Even the best Grade3 Harald sun-dried beans often show uneven color, which is the biggest defect of Ethiopian beans, but the good thing is that it does not affect its good flavor. For coffee fans, you don't have to worry about what the beans look like, it's the most important thing. The stability of Ethiopian water-washed beans is much better than that of sun-dried beans, whose flavor fluctuates greatly every year, so be sure to test it several times before buying in large quantities. If you buy good sun-dried beans, their flavor is much deeper than water-washed beans, but if you buy improperly handled sun-dried beans, it will certainly make people speechless. This is the feeling of many coffee fans that Ethiopian coffee beans are divided into five grades. The first and second stages are washed beans. Washed beans Grade1 represents 3 defective beans per 300g raw beans, and Grade2 represents 4 defective beans per 300g. Gradc1 grade water washed beans are very rare and are generally difficult to buy. At present, all the washed beans exported from Ethiopia are Grade2 grade. The quality of sun-dried beans is in the order of Grade3, Grade4 or Grade5. Although the defective beans in Grade4 are much less than those in Grade5, coffee farmers claim that in order to save tax on exports, they often lower the quality of Grade4 to Grade5 in order to save money. This may just be a marketing tactic, but in fact the quality of Grade5 is not as good as that of Gradc4.

Ethiopian beans are easily recognizable. Most of the beans are small and pointed long beans, the so-called 'longberry', and often mixed with small oval-shaped short beans, the so-called' shortberry', looks uneven in size and uneven in appearance. The commercial bulk beans of Grade4 or Grade5 are mostly mixed with hundreds of different crystal seeds in different producing areas, so the phenomenon of uneven phase of beans is the most obvious, and it is not easy to bake evenly.