Yirgacheffe describes coffee grown from local landrace populations around Yirgacheffe in Gedeo, Ethiopia, often reported as floral, citrusy and tea-like when washed.
Yirgacheffe is a coffee area in the Gedeo Zone of southern Ethiopia, centered on the town of Yirgachefe at roughly 1,900 m. Its coffee comes from local Ethiopian landrace populations rather than one defined variety, and is grown at roughly 1,750 to 2,200 m. Yirgacheffe is primarily washed, and importers describe the cup as transparent and floral, with notes such as jasmine, bergamot, lemon, peach and black tea. Some sources also mention smaller beans and a tea-like body.
Field notes
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Yirgacheffe takes its name from the town of Yirgachefe (Irgachefe), the administrative center of Yirgachefe district in the Gedeo Zone.
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Importers stress that washing, more than geography alone, is behind Yirgacheffe's clean, delicate profile compared with natural-processed Harrar.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityMoreOften described as bright, with citrus notes such as lemon.
- AromaMoreOften described as floral, with jasmine and bergamot.
Grown in
- Ethiopiaorigin
Sources · 3 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11.
- Ethiopian Coffee Regions Guide 2026: Yirgacheffe and Harrar · Ethiopian Coffee Export
- Yirgacheffe (Irgachefe) · Wikipedia
- Heirloom Ethiopian Coffee Varieties and Landraces · Ethio Coffee (exporter)