Ethiopia Yirgacheffe (Yirg-z), Farm Direct

Tasting Notes

About This Bean

<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-35aca119-7fff-df29-8b32-e0800dad554d"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ethiopia Yirgacheffe - Yirg-z</span></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; text-indent: 22.5pt; margin: 12pt -27pt 12pt -22.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Air-Roasted • Smallholder Produced • Hierloom </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-e5554791-7fff-0592-4ee1-02b21f0bd63d"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grown in the legendary Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia’s Gedeo Zone, this washed heirloom coffee reflects the birthplace of Arabica and the long traditions of Ethiopian coffee cultivation. Sourced through the Agaro dry milling station and produced by smallholder farmers working at elevations between 1,700–2,200 meters, this lot showcases the clarity and complexity that make Yirgacheffe one of the world’s most recognized origins.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Workers at the mill are paid well to sort the coffee seeds by hand. Keffa's Zero Defect Sorting, which takes 3 times longer than other coffees from the region, enhances its clarity in the cup and intensifies the aroma of black tea, the peach sweetness, and grapefruit acidity. Heirloom coffee varieties from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia are known for their citrus flavors. Sweet and refined, this bright Ethiopian coffee will please the perfectionist in all of us.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Traditional washed processing including careful fermentation and raised-bed drying, brings forward a delicate, tea-like structure with vibrant aromatics. </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Air-roasted in small batches at Passport Coffee, this coffee highlights expressive jasmine aromatics, lemon zest brightness, and soft peach and honey tones. The result is a clean, elegant cup with exceptional clarity and a smooth, balanced body ideal for pour-over, drip, or anyone who enjoys a brighter, more nuanced coffee experience.</span></p> <table data-sheets-baot="1" data-sheets-root="1" style="table-layout: fixed; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; height: 363.333px;" border="1" dir="ltr" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <colgroup> <col width="169"> <col width="447"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold; height: 19px;">Name</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 19px;">Ethiopia Yirgacheffe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; height: 19px;">Country:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 19px;">Ethiopia</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 33px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 33px;">Region:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 33px;">Yirgacheffe (Gedeo Zone)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 28px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 28px;">Farm or Cooperative:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 28px;">Agaro dry milling station</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Current Lot</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 19px;">#36444- ICO#010-0183-0666</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Altitude:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;">Approx. 1,700 – 2,200 meters above sea level</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Varietal(s):</td> <td style="border-right: 1px solid transparent; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;"> <div style="white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 625px; left: 3px;"> <div style="float: left;">Ethiopian Heirloom varieties (Kurume, Dega, Wolisho types commonly included)</div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Processing Method:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;">Washed / Fully Washed — traditional fermentation and raised-bed drying</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Harvest:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;">Main harvest November – January (export arrival varies)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 37.3333px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 37.3333px;">Screen Size:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 37.3333px;">Typically 14–16 (Ethiopian grading standards differ from Latin America;<br>size varies more due to heirloom genetics)</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Moisture Content:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;">Approx. 10.0 – 11.0% at export</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Importer Cupping Score:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 19px;">Typically 86 – 88 for washed Yirgacheffe</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 37.3333px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 37.3333px;">Tasting Notes:</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 37.3333px;">Jasmine • Lemon Zest • Peach • Honey • Floral Tea-Like Body<br>• Bright Citrus Acidity</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Roast level</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 19px;">⭐⭐ Medium-Light</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 18.6667px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 18.6667px;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Acidity </span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">meaing brightness</span> </td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 18.6667px;">⭐⭐⭐ Exceptional Acidity- Vibrant, lively, expressive character</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 19px;"> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; height: 19px;">Body</td> <td style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; height: 19px;">⭐⭐ Medium-Bodied- Smooth, balanced, rounded texture</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Where to find it

This bean is roasted by Passport Coffee & Tea. Visit their website to buy direct, or track it in the app to log your shots.