Description
This washed-process grade 1 lot is sourced from Konga Amederaro station in Konga village, Yirgacheffe. The station sits at 2,000masl and works with 1890 local farmers serviced by the Toracho river. Konga Amederaro is renowned for its excellence, having placed 7th in the inaugural Ethiopia Cup of Excellence competition and placing on the final table for the Taste of Harvest competition in both 2018 and 2019. This consistently high performance is no fluke, but a product of the extremely strict and uncompromising standards.
The smallholder farmers in this region typically cultivate Jarc (an Ethiopian heirloom sub-variety) on small plots of land around their house. Hence, these plots are colloquially known as ‘garden coffee’. Shade grown, ripe cherries are selectively harvested based on Brix readings to ensure optimum ripeness and sugar content. After delivery to the station the cherries are subjected to extremely thorough and careful hand sorting, as well as floatation in clean water to separate less dense, lower quality cherries. The selected cherries are depulped and then dried on raised African beds for 15-18 days.
Tasting Notes:
A great example of a top rated and clean Yirg coffee. Bright, citrus, floral and soft fruit versus a chocolaty spice note, a bit tea like at lighter roast points. Very dependent on roast, one can accentuate or hide the attributes of this cup depending on roast level. Washed Ethiopians are always way fun to play around with. Lighter quicker roasts are front loaded floral and citrus with a little hint of a chocolaty tone (pretty faint), dark roasts are hefty, a bit fuller bodied with strong bakers chocolate tone and some smokiness.
Roasting Notes:
Most will like this cup best in the medium to just before 2nd crack range (including myself). Balanced, sweeter, cool floral and fruit hints and a nice chocolaty tone than lingers on the tongue. Also very cool at light and dark roasts but way more extreme in its taste characteristics. If you do not like acidity, avoid light roasts. If you do not like a bitter compliment to the cup, do not roast it super dark. Easy to roast for it roasts very even, less chaff and good pretty much anywhere, you just have to know your preference or play around a bit.
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