In the World Barista Championship (WBC) in 2015, the competitor from Australia, Sasa Sestic, won the championship of that year with a Sudan Rume coffee that carried a gentle flower fragrance, the sweet and fresh juice, and the lemon grass aroma, succ [more…]

For pour-over Yirgacheffe, the standard is flavor layering and clarity: washed Gedeb, with its citrus florals and green tea sweetness, unfolds layer by layer through the pour-over filter paper; sun-dried Huakui has a richer fruit aroma—when brewed as pour-over, the strawberry sweetness arrives first, followed by the passion fruit acidity—pour-over brings out Yirgacheffe's layering [more…]