Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Washed - Ajere

This is a grade 2, fully washed lot from the Ajere washing station in Yirgacheffe disctrict, Gedeo zone. The mill, managed by Abdulmejid Jibril, processes cherries from around 650 local smallholder farmers. Farmers typically cultivate less than 2 hectares of land and farms range between 1,900 and 2,100masl, representing some of the highest altitude coffee terroir in the world. Ripe cherries are delivered to the wetmill for careful sorting and pulping before fermentation for 36-48 hours. The coffee is washed and sorted density before being dried in the sun on raised African beds The coffee is also covered between 12pm and 3pm to protect it from the hot sun, and at night time to protect it from rainall and moisture. 

The village of Ajere is in the Aricha sub-region of Yirgacheffe District. Over a number of years the region has developed a distinguised reputation for fine coffees, producing some of the most sought-after microlots in world. The combination of high altitude (up to 2,200m in some areas), fertile soil, consistent and plentiful rains, and an abundance of local knowledge are all contributing factors to the high status of Yirgacheffe coffees.

Notes of Dried Apricot, Jasmine Tea and Green Grapes