A sweet-smelling, medium roast from one of Ethiopia's most famous growing regions.  Lively and undeniably gourmet.

Some say Yirgacheffe coffees are amongst the world's finest.  We fall in love with a new coffee each month so we're probably not the most objective of adjudicators, but still - there's something very special about Yirgacheffe Q grade.

Our October coffee is a medium roast.  This means less intensity in the dry and wet aroma, but plenty of glorious flavour: from melon and citrus to fresh herbs and even a hint of rosehip tea.

Our coffee experts’ personal verdicts 

Jim, 35 years in the coffee trade  
“We’ve long wanted to include a really great example of a Yirgacheffe on our coffee journey, and this month’s selection had to be it. It’s vibrant, colourful and everything a gourmet coffee should be. It’s also completely unsuitable for sharing… you’ll want to keep it to yourself.”

Geoff, 35 years in the coffee trade  
“As you can see from this leaflet, coffee is very important to the culture of Ethiopia.They have an ancient proverb which demonstrates this perfectly: “Buno dabo naw” which translated means “Coffee is our bread”. If you are serving this wonderful coffee after a meal, please try it after the main course but before any dessert and to be truly authentic, make the dessert a slice of melon or pineapple.”

Read the full notes at: http://www.kopi.co.uk/oct2012

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