The Ethiopian Yirgachefe coffee which is unknown by many people, yet it is
reviewed by many as one finest Ethiopian coffees.
This intense feeling coffee enhances the
palate with its very distinctive floral bouquet, rich body, a pleasingly fragrant aroma, with a smooth mellowness .
Legend
has it that in 850 A.D. a goat herder named Kaldi discovered – in the
African country of Ethiopia – what we now know as the modern day coffee
plant.
Curious, Kaldi wanted to know what could be responsible for the "queer
antics of his flock." Fearing his sheep possessed, Kaldi paid close
observation from high on the mountain and watched as his herd nibbled red
berries from the branch of a strange tree.
When he sampled the berries himself, he felt a surge of exhilaration and
rushed to tell the local Imam. That night the two shared a concoction made
of the berries, pranced around, and generally got pretty tanked on caffeine.
When they finally dozed off, legend has it that Mohammed appeared to the
Imam and said the berries enhanced wakefulness – and wakefulness promoted
prayer. Prayer, counseled Mohammed, was better than sleep.
Sooner than you can say percolate, the Imam and his monastery became famous
throughout Arabia for the spirited praying of its coffee-drinking brethren.
Soon others in the old world were clamoring for the newly discovered bean.
The Cream of the Ethiopian Crop
Like other premium quality gourmet coffees, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
coffee beans are picked by hand. Yes, it's a tedious process, taking
numerous visits per tree each year, all because coffee cherries do not all
ripen at the same time.
A single branch of a coffee tree might very well bear blossoms, green fruit,
and ripe cherries simultaneously.
An experienced "picker" can pick about 200 pounds of ripe coffee cherries in
one day. Although 200 pounds may seem like a significant amount, it will
yield about 50 pounds of green beans after processing.
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe is a washed coffee in which the coffee beans,
after having the outer layers of skin and fruity pulp removed, are soaked up
to 72 hours in fermentation tanks. Beans treated with this "wet" method will
generally have a higher acidity, a cleaner winey or floral flavor, and more
of a full body than the beans processed by the dry method.
Always Premium Quality – Never Less
To savor the rich aroma and full gourmet taste of Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, it
is suggested that you purchase your coffee from a reputable distributor.
Of course, I also recommend you purchase only the premium gourmet quality
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee beans not the lower grades used for
commercial blending.
Dark Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Organic Fair Trade 5lb bag
Dark Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Organic Fair Trade 5lb bag
From the birthplace of coffee comes this Fair Trade and Organic offering. This bean is roasted to th...
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