Flavor description of Coffee from Xidamo Chiso producing area of Ethiopia

A brief introduction to the flavor of coffee

Ethiopia has a unique flavor that is different from other flavors and provides customers all over the world with a wide range of taste choices.

In the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia, the Kaffa, Sheka, Gera, Limu and Yayu Senri coffee ecosystems are considered the hometown of Arabica coffee. These forest ecosystems also have a variety of medicinal plants, wild animals and endangered species.

The highlands of western Ethiopia have given birth to new varieties of coffee that are resistant to fruit disease or leaf rust. Ethiopia has many world-famous types of coffee. Some of the major types of coffee are famous for their unique aroma and flavor, including the following:

Limu Coffee

This kind of coffee grows in areas ranging from 1400 to 2000 meters above sea level. After wet processing, this kind of coffee has a rich fragrance, a full fruit with moderate acidity and alkalinity, high quality and attractive spicy flavor. It is estimated that out of 49000 hectares of cultivated area, the average annual production of this coffee is 29000 tons (equivalent to 480000 bags of 60 kg coffee).

Djimma Coffee

This kind of coffee grows in areas ranging from 1400 to 1800 meters above sea level. This kind of coffee is natural or sun-cured; it is weakly moderately acidic, the fruit is full, and the average quality is good; the smell is fragrant and mellow; one drop in the mouth, endless aftertaste. It is estimated that out of 127000 hectares of cultivated area, the average annual production of this coffee is 70000 tons (equivalent to 1.17 million bags of 60 kg coffee).

Yirgachefe coffee--

This kind of coffee grows in areas ranging from 1500 to 2200 meters above sea level. This coffee is washed in a clear stream, carefully selected by hand and exposed to plenty of sunshine. The taste is unique; the fruit is medium-sized, comparable to Mocha. The taste is mellow, the charm is unique, it gives people a fresh feeling, and the market prospect is optimistic. It is estimated that out of 42000 hectares of cultivated area, the average annual production of this coffee is 28000 tons (equivalent to 470000 bags of 60 kg coffee).

Sidamo Coffee-

This coffee grows in areas ranging from 1400 to 2200 meters above sea level on the shoulder slopes of the Rift Valley in East Africa. Natural (sun-cured) and washed coffee are of unique quality, moderate pH and good quality. It is estimated that out of 61000 hectares of cultivated area, the average annual production of this coffee is 37000 tons (equivalent to 620000 bags of 60 kg coffee).

Harald Coffee--

The coffee grows in areas ranging from 900m in the Darolebu plain to 2700 m in the highland mountain range of Chercher in eastern Ethiopia. These mountains do provide unique characteristics for these perennial coffee beans: the fruit is full and long, moderately acidic, with a typical mocha flavor. Harald Coffee is the world's leading premium coffee; although the variety is produced abroad, it gives people a friendly feel, smooth and smooth taste, giving people the rich taste of real mocha coffee. It is estimated that of the 52000 hectares under cultivation, the average annual production of this coffee is 26000 tons (equivalent to 430000 bags of 60 kg coffee).

Quality and supply assurance

On coffee farms, high quality assurance is reflected in the timely and strict selection of mature and reddest coffee fruits. Picked coffee needs to be protected from direct sunlight, and the picked fruit is concentrated in a bamboo basket to avoid contact with the soil.

The picked fruit is washed in clean water and preserved under water to improve the flavor and color of coffee beans. The processing process begins with hand selection, washed by machine and made into pulp on the day of harvest, followed by natural fermentation and sun exposure, in order to meet the best humidity standards. After machine processing, these coffee beans are painstakingly and carefully hand-selected and packaged. This kind of processing is carried out in a regular factory with modern equipment and business license, which is finally rated manually and stored in a well-equipped warehouse. Ethiopia exports high-quality coffee to all parts of the world every year. Ethiopia pursues strict quality assurance measures, including visual monitoring and taste taste, so as to ensure zero defect export quality, full fruit and rich aroma.