Product Description
Break Fluid Single-Origin
Rocko Mountain
Ethiopia. (Natural)
Yup, the crazy Ethiopian natural yirgacheffe fruit bomb that is Rocko Mountain has landed and is tasting amazing. It was so good last year that we jumped at the chance to get a bit more. Last year it tasted of strawberry laces and sherry. For the 2017 crop expect that strawberry again but with lime, ripe tropical fruits, rich florals, bags of sweetness and body with incredible length of flavour. As well as a great filter, this one will make a cracking cold brew too. We’re excited and you should be too!
ALTITUDE – 1950 – 2150 masl
LOCATION – Haricha Woreda, Gedeo zone,
PREPARATION – Natural
VARIETY – Heirloom
HARVEST – November to February
SHIPMENT – April onwards
Yirgacheffe is both a town and grade of coffee in Ethiopia. The town itself is located in the Gedeo zone in the Southern Nations and Nationalities Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) in Southern Ethiopia. More than any other country, Ethiopia has a broad genetic diversity among its coffee varieties, with each type having distinctive taste, shape and colour. As a result, each region in the country can offer a different flavour profile, forming the grading system for Ethiopian coffees e.g. Sidamo, Harrar, Limu, Djimmah etc. It is widely argued that a Yirgacheffe grade coffee can offer one of the most distinctive flavour profiles in the world with pungent floral aroma and intense citrus flavour.
Processing in Yirgacheffe can take the form of both washed and natural, with most of the coffee growing at over 2000 metres above sea level. Much of the coffee grown in Ethiopia is done using traditional methods, under shade trees alongside other crops and without the use of chemicals. Coffee from Yirgacheffe is often referred to as ‘garden coffee’ as it is grown on very small plots, often in the back yard of small dwellings.
This year, our importers are once again including a donation to the ‘Girls Gotta Run Foundation’ in the price paid for Rocko Mountain Reserve. GGRF is a non-profit organisation that empowers girls in Ethiopia through running and education in an effort to avoid early marriage and pregnancy.
