Spella Caffè - Ethiopia Guji Kercha

When my brother saw this bag of coffee on the counter, he got all excited, thinking that I was in the know about Spella Caffè. The truth is, I wasn't. I'm not sure what it means to be in the know, other than the fact a friend told him the place reminded him of an Italian Caffè, and now he wants to go visit.

Anyways, now I'm in on the secret too. Accidentally. And only because I forgot to buy coffee at Tailored over the weekend, and then worked too late on Monday to make it to Coffee Plant Roasters before they closed. So, now, a desire to buy something I hadn't had before, as I stood before the coffee choices in the aisle of the local grocery store led me to this.

The coffee itself is a dark roast, darker than I normally drink, and darker than most seem to roast these days. It makes sense though, if they are Italian. As for taste, I still know nothing, other than the fact that I think it tastes good. But I've also yet to find a coffee from Ethiopia that I didn't like.

Stumptown - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelbessa

I saved this Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Stumptown for last. Until I drink more coffee.

Chelbessa is a washing station, but if you read the back of the card, you already knew that.

This is quite possibly the first Yirgacheffe I knowingly consumed as a Yirgacheffe. The one to start the obsession, apparently. I wish I had more to write about it, but I don't. It's been so long ago since I drunk this.

Wandering Goat - Abyssinia

Abyssinia is a blend from Wandering Goat. Its name is the historical name for Ethiopia, the region where the beans come from.

There have been some changes to the description on this packaging. As of a month ago, it now reads, "A unique fruity and floral blend of our washed and natural Ethiopians produces a wonderfully complex flavor."

Wandering Goat - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Tumticha

After the last coffee being a Yirgacheffe, it's time for more Yirgacheffe! This Wandering Goat roast comes from the Tumticha Co-op.

It's not the first Yirgacheffe I'd ever had, and it certainly wasn't the last.

Coffee Plant Roasters - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Here's another Yirgacheffe, this time from Coffee Plant Roasters. It's marked as single origin, but doesn't differentiate any further by region or co-op.

That doesn't really matter in my book, because Yirgacheffe is still probably my favorite coffee region.

Wandering Goat - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aylele

Surprise! It's more Yirgacheffe. This one just so happens to be Wandering Goat. The best I can tell is that Aylele is a grower within Yirgacheffe. It brings up a lot of results in Google for Ayele too. I have no idea if those are one and the same, similar to the several possible variations on Yirgacheffe.

Coffee Plant Roasters - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Adame Gorbota

It's time to break up that string of trading cards. Here we have a Coffee Plant Roasters roast from Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. This specific one came from the Adame Gorbota Co-op.

I know nothing about the co-op, from whence this came, but I do know that I like coffees from Yirgacheffe. Part of that might be because Yirgacheffe is so much fun to say. Part of that might be because they are tasty.

Wandering Goat - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeo Harfusa

This is a Wandering Goat Yirgacheffe. I'm not entirely sure who or what Gedeo Harfusa is. I've never spent time researching. Anyways, if there is a coffee region I seem to keep coming back to, it certainly seems to be Yirgacheffe, for this is one of many varieties of Yirgacheffe I have consumed.

I was even so considerate in writing the date I opened the bag of coffee for this one. April 2014. Almost 3 and a half years ago. That'll give you, the reader, an idea of just how long some of these coffee labels were sitting in a drawer.