Crown Jewel Purchaser Chris Kornman displays at the variations between our present collection of Ethiopia Crown Jewels.
CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC RFA GUJI KAYON MOUNTAIN WASHED
Black Tea, Lemon, Caramel, Chamomile, Darkish Chocolate
I incessantly bring to mind Guji (the zone simply east of Yirgacheffe) as generating extra dense and quite funkier variations of the Southern Ethiopia espresso taste profile. This double-certified espresso from Kayon Mountain is the creamiest and densest of our washed Ethiopia CJs, with the flavour profile of a deconstructed ice cream sundae: vanilla, fudge, recent banana, candied nuts, and maraschino cherry juice with hints of hibiscus-like florals.
CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC GORBOTA DESTA GOLA DOUBLE WASHED
Black tea, grape, lemon, jasmine, and peach
Desta Gola, a multi-year Crown Jewel qualifier, has produced but some other zinger. His espresso’s floral notes colour in opposition to recent herb-like – we style jasmine, but additionally recent mint and basil and lemongrass – and the fruit flavors are distinctive for the area – but even so the vintage Meyer lemon citrus, there’s considerable grape, raspberry, or even hints of sundried tomato.
CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC MEKONISA ZELELU ARARSO WASHED
Purple apple, oolong tea, pear, rose, and milk chocolate
An completely iconic Yirgacheffe-style washed espresso, this pretty espresso is a cupper’s pride: closely floral (jasmine, lilac, rose, and many others.) with cast citric accents and quite a lot of cushy fruit tones like lychee, apple, and peach. Farmer Zelelu Ararsu at age 60 an established coop member and player within the Unmarried Farmer Quite a bit Program collaboration between the Yirgacheffe Espresso Grower’s Cooperative Union and Royal Espresso.
CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC KONGA TAKELE MAMMO DENBI NATURAL
Blackberry, Apple, Grape, Raspberry, Lemongrass
Farmer Tekele Mammo – the previous director of all the Yirgacheffe Espresso Farmer’s Cooperative Union – has produced a mild and pristine herbal espresso. It’s delicate, balanced, and in many ways restrained – search for floral notes like lavender to go with mild raspberries, cherry, and apple flavors.
CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC ODO SHAKISO KAYON MOUNTAIN NATURAL
Cranberry, Butter, Darkish Chocolate, Apple, Floral
True to shape, this Guji zone espresso, just like its sibling washed Crown Jewel, is denser and funkier than its western neighbors. We’re slinging pictures as coffee at The Crown, and the espresso provides off orange blossom florality, pound-cake sweetness, and hints of minty-freshness with a cast chocolatey base.
Take a look at a visualization of the flavour comparability:
