African coffee beans are mostly known for their floral and fruity flavors, forming a sharp contrast with the mellow, bitter, and spicy flavors of Asian coffee and the nutty, caramel flavors of American coffee. As a representative of African coffee, Kenyan coffee has a rich berry aroma, along with the acidic notes of dark plum juice and grapefruit; its acidity is full-bodied with a slight caramel taste. Ethiopian coffee, on the other hand, has a relatively strong lemon and orange aroma, a light mouthfeel, and bright acidity. Its most famous coffee is Yirgacheffe.

Many people say that there are lots of products on the market labeled Yirgacheffe. As consumers, how should they tell the genuine from the fake, and how should they choose when buying coffee beans? Below is a purchasing guide compiled for everyone.

To tell whether Yirgacheffe is genuine, we can use the following three points:

1. Identify the Yirgacheffe production area:

Most of the Yirgacheffe we can drink refers to a production area or region. In the Yirgacheffe area, there are also many cooperatives that concentrate on processing coffee beans, such as Kochere, Worka, Gotiti, Chelelektu, Misty Valley, Konga, and so on. These are relatively well-known and more commonly heard names. When trading these beans, green bean traders usually mark them as Yirgacheffe plus the cooperative name to indicate that the beans come from a certain village and cooperative in Yirgacheffe. Front Street Coffee Yirgacheffe Gotiti is the best representative coffee.

Front Street Coffee Yirgacheffe Gotiti flavor: jasmine, citrus, lemon , berry, tea-like

Recommended reason: a high-grade Yirgacheffe with a fresh flavor and pleasant aroma, suitable for pour-over, cold brew, drip bags, and many other brewing methods.

2. The variety is Ethiopian heirloom

In Ethiopia, the term "local heirloom" is usually used to refer to the country's native varieties, many of which are still found in the wild today. It is estimated that there are about 10,000 to 15,000 heirloom varieties in Ethiopia today, most of which have not yet undergone formal genetic identification. Heirloom does not refer to a single type of coffee variety; it represents a blend of green beans from the place of origin, where a cooperative gathers the harvests of many smallholder farmers from the same period and combines them. It is precisely because of the differences among varieties that these coffees differ in bean size, dimensions, and shape, with some large and some small, some long and some round, which can be understood as a "blended batch." Yirgacheffe is a typical representative of Ethiopian heirloom, with uneven bean sizes, but this does not affect its refined floral and fruity expression at all. Front Street Coffee Sun-Dried Red Cherry is recommended.

Front Street Coffee Sun-Dried Red Cherry flavor: citrus, berry, fruity fermentation aroma, honey, creamy mouthfeel

Recommended reason: full of fruity aroma, and whether brewed hot or cold, it can express the delicate flavor of Yirgacheffe.

3. It has obvious Yirgacheffe flavor:

The so-called Yirgacheffe flavor refers to rich citrus and lemon fruit acidity, a strong jasmine floral aroma, a light and elegant mouthfeel, and a tea-like quality. It tastes like refreshing, clean lemon tea. Under the combination of various excellent conditions, coffee beans produced in Yirgacheffe have bright acidity, accompanied by white floral notes and a tea-like sweet aftertaste. Compared with the traditional coffee that everyone knows as only mellow, rich, and bitter, Front Street Coffee Yirgacheffe has a fresh and clean flavor, and its acidity is very颠覆. If you are tasting African coffee for the first time, it is recommended to try the entry-level Front Street Coffee Yirgacheffe daily drinking beans, so you can drink the classic Yirgacheffe flavor at an affordable price.

Front Street Coffee Washed Yirgacheffe: lemon, citrus, tea-like, honey, berry

Recommended reason: it has the classic Yirgacheffe flavor, is affordable, and can serve as a daily staple.

The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.