Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Variety: Heirloom
Altitude: 1900-2100 MASL
Processing: Washed, dried then mechanically and manually sorted.
YirgZ - Washed Yirgacheffe
Tasting Notes: Green Apple, Lemongrass, Honey, Floral
It is called "Yirg Z" because it comes from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia and is "zero defect", meaning that the dry mill sorts this coffee extra carefully to increase the quality. This enables coffee workers in the area to get paid three times the average. This fully washed coffee was grown at an altitude of 2,150 meters and consisted of Ethiopian heirloom. This cup is fantastically bright, with notes of green apple, lemongrass, honey., and honeysuckle.
Tasting Notes: Green Apple, Lemongrass, Honey, Floral
It is called "Yirg Z" because it comes from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia and is "zero defect", meaning that the dry mill sorts this coffee extra carefully to increase the quality. This enables coffee workers in the area to get paid three times the average. This fully washed coffee was grown at an altitude of 2,150 meters and consisted of Ethiopian heirloom. This cup is fantastically bright, with notes of green apple, lemongrass, honey., and honeysuckle.
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Variety: Heirloom
Altitude: 1900-2100 MASL
Processing: Washed, dried then mechanically and manually sorted.
Sourced & Roasted With Intention
We individually profile and roast each coffee to their specific sweet-spot
Sourcing & Selection
Vesta direct sources 90% of our coffees directly from farmers and coops at origin. And uses trusted export partners for the remaining coffees.
All coffees are selected based on taste profiles. We believe that origin, processing and terroir all play a part to make each coffee unique.
Maintaining Relationships
You will notice that many of our coffees are available for multiple years. We are proud (and thankful) to be able to work with many of the same farmers year-after-year. Many times purchasing the farmers entire harvest. Helping the producer have some economic stability, and helping us with a consistent product year after year.