Café du Jour Speciality 100% arabica Yirgacheffe

Yirgacheffe coffee beans

Yirgacheffe is a city in the south of Ethiopia. The surrounding area brings many fantastics coffee to the world. These coffee's are known for their fruity, clear taste and light to medium body. Because the region is located on 1700+ meters height the coffee grows slower and because of this the Coffea Arabica coffee plant has the time to develop and feed. This way the plant develops the best taste possible.

Growing coffee in Yirgacheffe

The city of Yirgacheffe itself is located on 1900m above sea-level. In the sidamo-province Yirgacheffe has grown into the administration junction of the coffee market. Most of the coffee farmers in Yirgacheffe are members of the YCFCU, Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union. This union consists of 23 sub-corporations with a total of 40.000 coffee farmers. Other small farmers are members of the OCFCU Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union. Oromia is the region where part of province falls under. These unions and corperations provide the processing, sorting and selling of the coffee beans. This way the farmers profit from efficient and professional selling points. Stabel payments that are spread over the year so the farmers are less dependant of the harvest season.

The coffee roasting of Yirgacheffe by Café du Jour

We don't like to roast this bean that dark. If roasted too dark the clear and fruity taste will dissapear, if roasted too light the sweetness will dissapear. This is why we roast the bean exactly in between. Yirgacheffe is best served when roasted light to medium roast. This way we can bring out all those delicous traits where Yirgacheffe is known for.

Café du jour Coffee beans

The coffee beans of Café du jour's own brand are roasted in small batches by a specialist roast master. The beans are stocked and roasted weekly, so the roasting date is always recent. The roasting date is always stated on the coffee label.

Resealable Coffee packaging.

Whether you decide to buy 250 grams, 500 grams or a kilo coffee beans the packaging will always be resealable. The coffee packaging is provided with a special resealable edge so the packaging is always closed airtight. On the front of the bag is fitted with a filter so air and other gasses can escape the bag without letting air in. This is how we make sure everything is done to save the freshness of your coffee!