Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

I got some new coffees yesterday and I with the exception of a short visit with the tax man, spent most of the day roasting. The delivery man hadn't yet pulled the pallet jack from the fresh drop and I was already slicing open the top of the bags to get a whiff of my new babies. I think I told the driver to just write himself a check from my book to cover shipping, I was too busy weighing out my greenies and watching the temperature creep up on the roaster. The first bag I cracked open was the Yirgacheffe. I admit I have been out of the washed Ethiopian game for a while since I have been carrying exclusively Harrar's. Something told me to go for the Yirg, I needed a change and I wanted to expand my offerings. Plus I have been doing a lot of reading about the crazy bright complexity of washed Ethiopians and I wanted to get my hands on some. I sourced a really great lot from some samples I tried and I couldn't be more pleased. When I opened the bag even the green's were overly aromatic, I mean like I opened a bag of stargazer lily's. I chose to roast to a full city, 430 degree's on the thermo-probe. With a Yirgacheffe, the lighter the better is what I find. This coffee is meant to be bright, citrus-y, even floral. I only hope I could pull a roast to do this fine bean justice. I feel like it roasted faster than I expected, Ethiopians I suppose are less dense than high grown south or central American coffee.

Now for the cup, Wow....this is amazing, after a few months with my winter coffee offerings this was a delight. Really this lot lived up to its reputation. Unlike anything I have in my bins right now...Flowers, citrus, bright, bright, refreshing full bodied complex coffee. Even as it cools the flavor changes, funny the wet aroma is almost like smarties! I really recommend it, www.hipdrip.com....try some of it, roasted by me or green and try it yourself. Get it quick or i might just drink it all up.