What "Yirgacheffe" on a bag actually points to

Yirgacheffe is a woreda in Ethiopia's Gedeo zone. On bags it often stands in for a whole family of washed coffees from southern Ethiopia: citrus, florals, a clean finish. That shorthand is useful in a shop. It is not a passport stamp for every lot.

When a bag only says "Yirgacheffe", ask what else is printed: kebele or station name, altitude band, wash or natural, harvest year. Two neighbouring stations can cup differently in the same season. The map of Gedeo is finer than the word on the shelf.

This note is for reading labels, not for selling a single origin. If you want a washed Ethiopian on the map later, start from the station line, not the slogan.