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ETHIOPIA Specialty Coffee - YIRGACHEFFEE - Natural

ETHIOPIA Specialty Coffee - YIRGACHEFFEE - Natural

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Founded in 1998 by an owner who had over a decade of previous experience in coffee production in the Sidamo and Yirgacheffee areas.

Since its inception, SMS Plc has been a trusted partner to different companies around the world.

In Ethiopia, SMS was one of the first to play an important role in the specialty market, and continues to do so.

We have our own processing factory with a coffee quality inspection laboratory.

SMS has successfully integrated its processing system with a strong quality management and inspection system, which will help it position itself in both the general and specialty markets.

- SMS has two washing stations, a dry mill in the Sidamo region, a washing station in Yirgacheffe and a well-established dry mill that serves most of the smallholder farmers in the Yirgacheffe region.

- Our mills have been in operation for over 28 years .

- In total, we have 54 permanent employees and over 140 daily workers . We have a good reputation among government agencies and funding institutions.

- In 2007, we won first place in the “Taste of Cupping” competition for our washed Yirgacheffe.

COMMITMENT, QUALITY and CONSISTENCY are virtues that SMS has built over decades in the coffee export business.

Arabica coffee, now abundant throughout the world, has its origins in Keffa, a region in southwestern Ethiopia.

Despite its global popularity, Ethiopia remains a patchwork of unique coffee varieties.

As proud Ethiopian coffee enthusiasts, we are committed to preserving our rich coffee heritage for future generations.

 

Origin:- Ethiopia
Region:- - Gola Yirgacheffe
Producer: Solomon Worku
Variety:- Dega
Altitude: - 1950m
Processing Method:- Natural
Harvests:- March–July

Notes:- The lush chocolate base is accented with caramel, spices and tropical notes, culminating in a complex sweet treat with light fruit, good body and balanced medium acidity.

 

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Ethiopia

Ethiopian coffees
Among coffee-producing countries, Ethiopia holds an almost legendary status not only because it is the "birthplace" of Arabica coffee, but also because it is simply unlike anywhere else in the coffee world. Unlike the vast majority of coffee-growing countries, the plant was not introduced as a cash crop through colonization. Instead, growing, processing and drinking coffee is part of the everyday way of life, and has been for centuries, ever since the trees were discovered growing wild in forests and eventually cultivated for domestic use and commercial sale.
From an outsider's point of view, this adds to the great complexity that makes Ethiopian coffee so difficult to fully understand - culturally, politically and economically, as well as simply culinarily. Add to that the fact that the genetic diversity of coffee here is unparalleled globally — there is 99% more genetic material in Ethiopian coffee alone than in the entire world — and the result is a coffee lover's dream: There is no coffees that are spoken of with the reverence or romance that Ethiopian coffees are.

The Profile of Ethiopian Coffees
Coffees will vary based on several factors including variety, process and micro-region. As a general rule, natural processed coffees will have much more pronounced fruit and deep chocolate tones, often with a bit of a winey character and a syrupy body. Washed coffees will be lighter and have more pronounced acidity, although individual characteristics will vary.
Here is a very basic breakdown of what we look for in coffees from some of the Yirgacheffe micro-regions in the Sidama region.
ADADO: Delicate stone fruits with citrus and floral layers that create a balanced structure.
ARICHA: Complex and almost tropical, with a juicy fruit base and a sugary, floral sweetness.
CHELE: Cooked sugar sweetness more like caramel or butterscotch, almond and a floral, citrusy tone.
KOCHERE: Fruit tea supported by citrus and stone fruit.

The lush chocolate base is accented with caramel, spices and tropical notes, culminating in a complex sweet treat with light fruit, good body and balanced medium acidity.

Producer Solomon Worku
Região Gola, Yirgacheffe
Variety Dega
Process Natural
Altitude 1950m
Organic
Roast Level Light Dark
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