Welcome to another fact-filled, action-packed edition of For the Love of Coffee! A blog about all things coffee exclusively for employees of Vienna Coffee Company.
Today we focus on our featured coffee for June: the beautifully bold and balanced Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. As some of you may already know from a previous edition of FTLOC, Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. From its humble discovery in the mid-19th century, coffee has become America’s most consumed beverage next to water, and the 3rd most consumed in the world after water and tea. And it all started on a humble hillside in Ethiopia.
The name Yirgacheffe comes from the village near which this coffee is grown. Yirgacheffe is home to the most elusive and complex profiles Ethiopia has to offer. Located in the southern region of Ethiopia, Yiracheffee has ideal coffee-growing conditions such as rich volcanic soil, mountainous terrain, and just the right amount of annual rainfall to grow some of the best coffee plants on earth.
Vienna’s Organic Yirgacheffe coffee comes to us from our long-time organic, fair-trade importing partner, OPTCO via the Kerchanshe Trading Company, Ethiopia’s largest exporter of coffee. The coffee comes primarily from the Debeka Farm which is one of the largest farms owned and operated by Kerchanshe. Coffee is grown under a sprawling one-hectare greenhouse so that they are grown uniformly. After harvesting the coffee cherries are processed using both washed and natural methods. Here at Vienna, we purchase the washed- processed coffee for a distinctively clean and crisp finish in the cup.
Each coffee lot is carefully tended and tracked to assure quality controls.
Washed coffee drying in the sun until it reaches it’s precise moisture content of 10 - 12%.
Once the coffee is received in our roastery, it is expertly roasted by our skilled roast master, Trace. The coffee is allowed to rest for a few days and cupped in our QC lab to ensure it is ready for our discerning customers. Tasting notes for this Organic Fair Trade Yirgacheffe are Cocoa, Brown Sugar, and Black Cherry along with a full body and bright acidity.
Each Barista will soon receive a 4oz sample of this fantastic coffee to take home. Thanks to each one of you for for representing Vienna every single day with such professionalism and enthusiasm! Ya’ll are THE BEST!!!
It’s a great day for coffee!!!
Matt