Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Coffee Review

Roasted By Planet Bean Coffee – Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Planet Bean is a Micro-roastery. They roast with 5 and 25 kilo probats on a roast to order basis. I recently had the opportunity to cup several of their coffees, and here is the review for their yirgacheffe roast:

• Roast: Full City
• Origin: E. Yirgacheffe – OROMIA
• Grade: 2
• Crop: Current (2008)

Aroma: This roast is full of floral and citrus notes. The aroma is not too intense, and not too mellow, its actually quite perfect! There are hints of smoke and nuts with a slight touch of strawberry coming through as well.

Wet Fragrance (crust): Cocoa, sweet and somewhat fruity

Acidity: Medium acidity that is rather short, and somewhat winey.

Body: Medium, somewhat rich and creamy

Flavour: Quite sweet, with citrus notes in the nose. As the cup cools, the citrus notes become much more prominent.

Aftertaste: Pleasant, short and sweet.

Overall, this is a great cup of coffee. It is well balanced, with nothing in particular standing out above anything else. The citrusy aromas that grow as the cup cools are my favorite aspect of this roast. Many roasters take this particular bean to a much darker roast degree, which in my opinion ruins these subtle nuances causing the bean to be dominated by a roasty flavour as opposed to the varietal and origin nuances found in a lighter roast.

I rate this coffee 88/100 on my cupping sheet.