Introduction to the characteristics of several major coffee producing areas in Ethiopia: the name of the manor, the description of flavor, the degree of grinding

Ethiopian coffee

Growing in western Ethiopia, 4900-5900 feet (Wollega province) plateau, north of Jima, mostly wild, annual output is about 500000bags/60kg, export is mostly G5/G4, bean body is larger and longer than Longberry, a little brown in green, taste similar to less jasmine tea, more bitter, lack of rising Hara, slightly sour, slightly fruity and wine aroma, but slightly inferior to Hara, but with good texture and viscosity. So the beans in Jinbi District are jokingly called "poor man'". S Harar ".

The taste is complex but balanced, with better throat rhyme in deep culture and longer back sweet, which is one of the materials that many bakers like to use as comprehensive beans, of course, it can also be used as a good single product, suitable for drinking after meals.

Lim (Limu) / washing (Washed)

Growing in the western highlands of southern Ethiopia (the border between Shewa and Sidmo), east of Jima, north of Sidamo, most Europeans and Americans prefer 3600-6200 feet above sea level, most of them are washed with water, their annual output is about 110000bags/60kg, most of them are round (15/16scr), the color is green and bluish, the export is mostly G2, the taste is similar to Yegashev, but the viscosity is thin, but the fragrance of flowers and fruit are obvious. The sour taste is also softer than Yegashev, the more irritating acidity, the aftertaste is similar to the wine, and has a good and balanced quality. it is a noteworthy Ethiopian boutique coffee after Yegashev, but almost all limes are vertically integrated and exported by Ethiopian coffee organizations, so it is almost rare to see them in China.

It is heard that this kind of baking is more suitable for air flow medium baking, not suitable for deep baking, and the better flavor after baking is two to three days. In fact, the good Lim is on a par with Yegashev (this is actually a subjective consciousness of different opinions).

Sidamo (Sidamo) / solarization, natural drying or washing (Sundried or Nature Dry-Processed and Washed)

Growing in the southernmost Ethiopian plateau at an altitude of 4600-7200 feet (Sidamo province), southeast of Jima, just south of the capital, usually sweet, but also loved by most people, its annual output is about 225000bags/60kg, bean body is smaller than Longberry, green with ash, in the Sidamo sun drying field, coffee is placed in hemp net wooden racks, workers take turns in the sun exposure, manual stirring coffee Sun Sidamo is usually marked with G4 exits, while water-washed Sidamo has more G2 exits because of its better sun treatment.

The taste of the sun is close to the smell of flowers, but it is about a little earthy. Water washing has a nutty fruit aroma with a slight cocoa aroma, but what the two pieces have in common is smooth taste and viscosity, comfortable and pleasant acidity and fragrance. Medium roasting is suitable for individual products, deep roasting is suitable for blending coffee and good Espresso base.