Yirgacheffe Coffee

Top grade Yirgacheffe coffees share many characteristics with the best Sidamo coffees. Fruit flavors, a bright acidity, and a silky mouthful are some of its hallmarks. Yirgacheffe produces both washed and unwashed coffees. While it originally became famous mostly for its washed coffees, recent years have seen the export of some highly sought-after top-rate unwashed coffees as well. Top grade washed coffees from Yirgacheffe are renowned for bright citrus acidity, often with a lemony character, with excellent sweetness. The other hallmarks of the coffee is a light, herbaceous quality that compliments the fruit flavors well, for a complex and flavorful coffee. The best unwashed coffees from Yirgacheffe often retain a high degree of acidity, with softer fruit flavors and sometimes berry characteristics.