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Ethiopian

Flavor Characteristics (see Coffee Taste Terms):

  • Complexity: Complex and balanced - a "busy" flavor
  • Acidity: Medium
  • Body: Medium mouthfeel, like 2% milk

Facts about Ethiopian coffee

  • Facts: The birthplace of coffee.
  • Region: Eastern Africa, east of Sudan, north of Kenya
  • Main growing areas: Yirgacheffe, Harar
  • This is where it all began. All coffee originates from trees that grew in Ethiopia, and its beans that traded between itself and neighboring Yemen.
  • Ethiopian coffee is still one of the most celebrated coffees in the world. Look for coffees from the Yirgacheffe area.

If you like Ethiopian coffee, you might like...

  • Kenyan coffee: These two coffees are very similar. Both have a complex (or "busy") flavor that is still balanced so that it represents many different but complimentary coffee nuances. Both have a similar consistency, like 2% milk. The biggest difference is that Kenyan coffee is much brighter, or higher in acidity, than Ethiopian coffee.
  • Peruvian coffee: Coffee from Peru has a much simpler complexity in flavor, but like Ethiopian coffee, has a medium acidity or tart and a similar consistency or mouthfeel that is considered medium.
  • Jamaican coffee: Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, so you might consider a blend that uses Blue Moutain beans rather than pure. The two coffees are very similar in that they have a complex and balanced flavor combined with a medium brightness. The difference is that Blue Moutain coffee can have an earthy (or "dirty") aroma to it while Ethiopian coffee, particularly from Yirgacheffe, is considered to have a more floral aroma.

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