Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe Kochere

Single Origin Specialty Grade Coffee Country: EthiopiaRegion: Bonde, Kochere, YirgacheffeProducer: Various SmallholdersVariety: Heirloom 74158Process: WashedElevation: 2100 MASL  Tasting Notes:  Green Apple, Nectarine, Milk Chocolate, Citrus, Floral Yirgacheffe is a coffee region that needs little introduction. With a mild climate that experiences a lot of rainfall, Yirgacheffe’s high altitudes produce fruit-forward, sweet coffees that are always a favorite among coffee drinkers around the world. Kochere, where this coffee comes from, is a woreda at the peak of Yirgacheffe with an altitude of 2,100masl. Ancient landrace varieties dominate the smallholder coffee gardens that are tended by farmers who intercrop food crops to maximize the potential of this region’s fertile soil. One of the most common varietals is 74158 that was based on a local landrace and further developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center. The small-sized beans, which are characteristic of Ethiopian coffee, co