Introduction to Coffee Flavor and Taste characteristics of Xida Motede Manor in Ethiopia

Portugal and the Ottoman Empire invaded one after another in the 16th century. British troops invaded Ethiopia in 1867 and Sudanese Mahdi troops invaded in 1887.

In 1889, Mennelik II became emperor, unified the country, established the capital Addis Ababa, and established the territory of modern Ethiopia. In 1890, Italy invaded, squeezed out British power and declared Ethiopia a "sanctuary". In 1896, Menlinique II led the army to defeat the Italian army in Adua and was forced to recognize the independence of Ethiopia. [1]

During the reign of Emperor Selassie

Haier Selassie was made regent in 1916 and became king in 1928. On November 2, 1930, he was crowned Emperor Haier Selassie I. In 1936, Italy invaded again, occupied Addis Ababa, conquered Ethiopia, and Selassie went into exile in London. The allies defeated Italy in 1941 and Selassie I returned home on May 5 of the same year. Step down after a domestic coup in 1974

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 May 24, 1993, Eritrea (formerly Eritrea Province of Ethiopia) became a sovereign state through a referendum under the supervision of the international community.

The coffee in Sidamo has a variety of flavors. Different soil types, microclimates and countless native coffee species, towering mountains, highlands, plateaus, valleys and plains, diverse topography, and the geology of the area belongs to nutrient-rich, well-drained volcanic soil. the depth of the soil is nearly two meters, and the surface soil is dark brown or brown. The biggest advantage of the area is that the soil fertility is maintained through the circulation of organic matter, using the withered leaves of the surrounding trees or the residual roots of the plants as fertilizer. Therefore, the coffee produced in cities and towns has obvious differences and characteristics. In 2010-2012, it continuously obtained the high score of CR92~94, the authoritative coffee evaluation website in the United States. Thus it can be seen that the extraordinary sun-drying taste of raw beans in this area is close to the smell of flowers, but about a little earthy. Water washing has a nutty fruit aroma with a slight cocoa aroma, but what the two have in common is smooth taste and viscosity, comfortable and pleasant acidity and fragrance. Light or medium roasting is suitable for individual products, while medium or deep roasting is suitable for blending coffee and good Espresso base.

The washed Sidamo is light green, the beans are small, the growth is oval, the fruit is full, the average quality is good, the smell is fragrant and mellow, a drop of entrance, endless aftertaste, with wild beauty. It is elegant and playful, with a mild and pleasant taste, and a strong taste impact with the later bright lemon acid. the taste is unique, mellow, chic and likable, and the rising rhyme contains the chic sweet Kebedo, a small coffee cooperative in a small town in the Dala producing area of Sidamo Province. each small coffee farmer here has an average planting area of about 0.6 hectares, made up of hundreds of coffee farmers. It is planted nearly 2000 meters above sea level, the climate temperature difference is large, and the soil is fertile, which provides an excellent growth environment, and the raw bean itself exudes a strong aroma of raisins and fermented wine. The nearly yellowish-brown beans are actually small and slender, but the weight on the hands is very solid. After baking, we find that the bright berry aroma, or rich chocolate-like aftertaste, makes this bean have an eye-catching performance whether it is light baked or deep baked.

Flavor: berries, tropical fruits, fermented wine, jujube, tea, milk chocolate. Medium body, with a hint of spices and tea on the finish, is complex and long-lasting, tastes cleaner and more balanced after cooling.