Records and Coffee - Ethiopia - Yirgacheffee - Washed

This coffee embodies the feeling of putting on your favorite record to start a lazy summer morning. Every sip a new note hissing from the needle's contact with the vinyl. Leading with a sweet mandarin note that's like the guitar feedback before your favorite solo rips through the speakers in the form of lychee and Honey lemon tea. All to settle back in with wildflower chorus that leaves you humming for days. A coffee that plays beautifully with your 7" collection.

Coffee Info: 

We Taste: Black Tea, Wildflowers, Lychee, Honey Lemon Tea 

• Location: Southern Ethiopia, Gedeo zone

• Elevation: 1,700–2,200m

Processing: Washed

• Varietals: Heirloom

• Key producer: YCFCU cooperative

This washed Yirgacheffee from the Gedeo zone presents the refined clarity typical of washed processing. Brandywine Coffee Roasters has captured delicate floral and tea-like characteristics—black tea and wildflower notes—alongside brighter fruit impressions of lychee and honey-forward citrus. Grown at 1700–2200 meters by the YCFCU cooperative, this heirloom varietal reflects the terroir and traditional cultivation practices of Southern Ethiopia's renowned coffee-growing region. The balance between winey fruit, floral depth, and honeyed sweetness suggests a coffee suited to lighter roasts that preserve its nuanced aromatics and delicate acidity.