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    Home » Single Origin Coffee Beans » African Coffees » Ethiopian Coffee Beans

    Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee Beans

    Sidamo is one of the most prolific growing regions in Ethiopia, putting out large volumes of consistently great coffee each year.

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    Review

    A wet-processed (washed) Ethiopian coffee best known for its rich, full body (mouthfeel), sweet and complex flavor, low acidity, floral aroma, and an finish that is bright and soft.

    Growing Altitude: 1500-2220 meters above sea level
    Arabica Variety: Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties
    Harvest Period: October - January
    Milling Process: Fully Washed, Dried on Raised Beds
    Aroma: Floral, Slight Woody
    Flavor: Lemon, Cane Sugar, Berries
    Body: Medium, Smooth Acidity: Winey
    Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee Beans - Medium Roast
    Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee Beans - Medium Roast

    A good Sidamo is well-balanced with cupping notes exhibiting berries and citrus (lemony) with complex acidity.

    Starbucks

    Starbucks' Single Origin Sun-Dried Ethiopian Sidamo has seen rave reviews from people not previously familiar with Ethiopian Sidamo coffees. The rich fruit flavors and hints of jasmine shine through even up to a dark roast, which imparts dark chocolate notes, and compliments the overall flavor profile.

    Coffee beans sun-drying on raised beds.

    These coffees are hand-picked and sorted, then raised on drying beds until the coffee is ready to be shipped and roasted.

    Farming

    Sidamo green coffees are grown in the Province of Sidamo in the Ethiopian highlands at elevations from 1,500 up to 2,200 meters above sea level.

    These elevations qualify the beans as Strictly High Grown (SHG) / Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) - elevations where the best Ethiopian coffees grow more slowly and therefore have more time to absorb nutrients and develop more robust flavors based on the local climate and soil conditions.

    It is very likely that in and around this region is where coffee had its origins.

    Growing Regions

    Ethiopia’s Sidamo coffees are known for their rich body that is very complex along with a bright and vibrant aftertaste that are fairly consistent from year to year, making this a staple Ethiopian coffee for any coffee roaster. 

    Coffee is an important part of Ethiopian culture and is celebrated daily in the traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. If you want to learn more about the origins of coffee in Ethiopia you can read the whole fascinating story in the World’s Best History of Coffee.

    Since coffee was first discovered Ethiopia has provided some of the world’s best premium coffee, pungent and complex with a delicious winey taste and a wildness in the acidity.

    Among the most revered of Ethiopian coffees is the spicy and fragrant Yirgacheffes which shimmer with citrus tones and offer a very delicate body combined with a wonderful sweetness in the taste and floral notes in the aroma.

    Ethiopian Harrar coffees – respected for their heavy body and spicy fragrance – are also among the wold’s finest specialty coffees and include the Longberry (comprised of the largest coffee beans), Shortberry (including smaller coffee beans), and Mocha (Moka; Mocca), which consists of the prized peaberry coffee beans.

    The Harrars are bright in the cup with floral and fruity notes in the acidity along with the distinctive winey tones. The heady and pungent aroma often offers up hints of blackberries along with spice tones such as cardamom, cinnamon and compote adding to the lingering aftertaste.

    Also see Ethiopian Coffee.

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    Green Coffee Production

    Year60kg bagsCoffee grown
    20166,600,000 bags871,200,000 pounds
    20156,713,975 bags886,244,753 pounds
    20146,625,262 bags874,534,558 pounds
    20136,527,444 bags861,622,595 pounds
    20126,233,007 bags822,756,871 pounds

    Green Coffee Exports

    Year60kg bagsCoffee exported
    201600 pounds
    20153,091,980408,141,360 pounds
    20142,872,260379,138,320 pounds
    20133,044,440401,866,080 pounds
    20123,166,010417,913,320 pounds

    Data may not be available for the most recent year.
    Source: ICO


    Facts

    Ethiopia is the #5 largest coffee growing country in the world, in 2015 they...
    produced 886,244,753 lbs
    exported 408,141,360 lbs
    That's only 46% exported!

    Sounds like a lot? It's actually 4.4% of the coffee grown worldwide.

    Ethiopia coffee is grown on mountainside "fincas" (farms) at 1500 to 2200 meters above sea level
    (that's 4,922 to 7,218 ft)


    Source: ICO

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    1. Brutal

      July 17, 2018 at 10:34 pm

      What is the level of acid in medium roasted coffee beans for ethopia?

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      • EspressoCoffeeGuide.com

        July 31, 2018 at 5:17 am

        Ethiopian coffees tend to be on the higher level of acidity, and medium roasts will have a higher acidity than dark, super dark, etc. Generally, Ethiopian cofffees will have a high acidity, but it does vary by varietal and farm (growing altitude, etc).

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    2. mpf

      May 27, 2011 at 10:06 pm

      Brought a bag of Ethiopian green bean today. Excellent taste. 88

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