NEVER HAVE I EVER,

brewed a Yirgacheffe in a Moka Pot. True story, up until one day fellow coffeehead and blogger Syed Naveed tagged us and showed us a rich pour flowing from his brewer with our bag of Yirgies in the background! Stunned into silence I sent him a DM, just to check if he’s still alive, but was surprised how delighted he was with the results of his brew.

You see, the Yirgacheffe district in Ethiopia produces an exhilarating fruity heritage bean, which upon roasting turns into an almost radioactive bag of strawberries and dark toffee. But Syed knew better and left the bag to rest for one week before brewing and a few minutes after brewing as well.

I followed his steps with a Moka Pot in one hand and a camera in the other, not knowing what to expect. And to my surprise, the harsh strawberry and dark toffee aromas preceded a pleasant lingering note of stewed apricots, almost caramelized.  The cup was so balanced, yet had a yirgy signature to it.

Check out Syed’s recipe on his blog theneedforcoffee.com