Ethiopia - Yukro - Washed

Taste Notes - Honeycomb, Nectarine, Black Tea

We’ve purchased washed coffees from Agaro consistently for the last 3 years. Coffees from mills like Yukro and Nano Challa are known for their extremely high quality washed processes, and we also love them for their advantageous harvest times. Arriving far before any other Ethiopians, Agaro coffees act as a standard for fresh coffees from Ethiopia. 

Building on the wider history of Agaro, where an investment by USAID’s Technoserve project helped bring brand-new processing equipment to this previously underserved and undifferentiated region,  The immaculate processing of the Yukro lots lead to an incredible showcase of the coffee’s natural potential.

The secret? After Penagos processing equipment mechanically removes most of the fruit and mucilage from the seeds, they soak overnight in fiberglass tanks, allowing any remaining sugars to be fully removed from their surface so that the coffees are perfectly clean by the time they hit the drying beds for the eight-plus days they’ll need to dry.

This coffee shines with bright notes of Nectarine and honey Sweetness .  Mouthfeel is syrupy with a lingering, coating after-taste.