Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Natural Gr. 3 Banko Dhadhato

Description

Coming from family owned farms organized around the Banko Dhadhato Cooperative located in the village of Banko Dhadhato within the coffee region of Yirgacheffe in the Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia. The Banko Dhadhato Cooperative currently has 177 members. In 2010, the cooperative joined the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU), an umbrella organization established in 2002 to support a sustainable coffee supply from cooperatives in the Gedeo ethnic region of Ethiopia. There are twenty-six other cooperatives affiliated with the YCFCU totaling more than 45,000 members.

Tasting Notes: A very tasty fruit forward Ethiopian Natural. A little sweeter than average and well tastier than most Gr 3 offerings this year. Lighter roasts do show some citric acidity with wonderfully fruit aromatics than come through in the cup a bit, balanced with a nice stronger chocolaty tone with hints of spice. Medium roasts reduce the acidity a bit and turn the tones mostly chocolaty with just a little hint of soft fruit. Dark roasts get bittersweet and much more reminiscent of smoky bakers chocolate. 

Roasting Notes: Most will like this cup on the lighter spectrum of roasts, a nice solid medium roast will please almost every palate. A bit chaff heavy and will roast a bit two toned, slowing down the roast a bit will help even out those lighter roast points. Very smooth and defined before 2nd crack, into 2nd crack will add some bitterness.