What Defines the Yirgacheffe Natural Aricha Coffee Green Bean?
Front Street Yirgacheffe Natural Aricha is a G1 graded Ethiopian coffee from the Gediyo area of Yirgacheffe, grown at 1,900 to 2,100 meters and processed naturally with heirloom varieties. The Kebel Aricha station handles the lot, where roughly 650 to 700 smallholder farmers deliver ripe cherries for cash. This is where fair trade coffee is grown in practice, at high altitude and on small plots.
Cherries dry on raised beds for four to six weeks, turned every two to three hours early on to limit over-fermentation, then hulled only before export. The cup shows light fermented wine notes, sweet orange, honey sweetness, stone fruit, dark berries, lychee, cocoa, and spice, with a full body. Sasa Sestic's Project Origin buys at 20% above fair trade prices.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Natural Aricha comes from the Gediyo region of Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, graded G1, grown at 1,900–2,100 meters, and processed using the natural method with heirloom varieties. This lot was produced by the Kebel Aricha processing station, where roughly 650–700 surrounding smallholder farmers deliver ripe cherries in exchange for cash. After drying on raised beds with regular turning over four to six weeks, the fruit pulp is removed and the beans are transported to Addis for storage; they are hulled only before export to preserve quality. Rated G1 by the ECX, the green beans excel in appearance, consistency, freshness, and both dry and wet aroma. The flavor profile shows light fermented wine notes, sweet orange, and honey sweetness, accompanied by stone fruit, dark berries, lychee, starfruit, peach, longan and red date aromas, cocoa, and a hint of spice, with a full body and a long-lasting finish. The article concludes by introducing Sasa Sestic's Project Origin green coffee sourcing initiative and its practice of working with farmers and purchasing at 20% above fair trade prices.
Front Street Yirgacheffe Natural Aricha coffee bean details:
Country: Ethiopia
Grade: G1
Origin: Yirgacheffe Gediyo
Growing altitude: 1,900–2,100 meters
Processing method: Natural
Variety: Heirloom
Producer: Kebel Aricha
Flavor profile: light fermented wine notes, sweet orange, spice, honey sweetness
This lot of Front Street Yirgacheffe comes from the Kebel Aricha processing station, with roughly 650 to 700 smallholder coffee farmers nearby who deliver ripe coffee cherries there for processing in exchange for cash. The station first selects usable cherries, then spreads them directly on raised beds to dry; during the first few days of drying, they must be turned every 2–3 hours to prevent over-fermentation. After four to six weeks of sun-drying, workers remove the outer fruit pulp by machine depending on weather and temperature conditions, then transport the beans to Addis for storage. Naturally processed beans are generally stored in parchment form and hulled only before export to ensure green bean quality. This lot of Front Street Natural Aricha has been rated G1, the highest grade, by the ECX, and performs excellently in green bean appearance, consistency, freshness, as well as dry aroma and flavor. If you prefer bright acidity and intense berry notes, this bean is worth trying.
Flavor description: light fermented wine notes, stone fruit, sweet citrus notes, dark berries, lychee, starfruit, peach, white peach, longan and red date aromas, honey sweetness, cocoa finish with a hint of spice, full body and a long-lasting finish
About Project Origin
Sasa Sestic is the 2015 World Barista Champion. Three years ago, he and his business team at ONA Coffee jointly launched a green coffee sourcing project called Project Origin. The project works directly with coffee farmers in poor countries and regions, improving their production conditions and paying them a purchase price 20% above fair trade prices.
The project's original intent also included strengthening the connection between roasters and coffee farmers and guiding farmers to grow high-quality coffee beans. To date, Sasa has established relationships with coffee growers from eight countries, including Brazil, Panama, India, Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
