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Kurume

Coffea arabica (Ethiopian landrace type)

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Key facts
Scientific name
Coffea arabica (Ethiopian landrace type)
Origin
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe and Gedeo Zone
Bean size
Small, round
Flavor profile
Floral, citric, delicate
Aroma
Jasmine, citrus
Cup potential
Very high
Beans we stock
4 Kurume coffees
Kurume
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Kurume is a local Ethiopian landrace type, recognised by its small, round beans, commonly grown in Yirgacheffe and the wider Gedeo Zone. Increasingly named on traceable lots, it is associated with the intensely floral, citric, delicate cup that built Yirgacheffe's reputation, and it exemplifies the growing effort to identify individual landraces within the broad 'heirloom' category.

At a glance

  • Scientific name: Coffea arabica (Ethiopian landrace type)
  • Flavor: Floral, citric, delicate — classic Yirgacheffe character.
  • Aroma: Jasmine, citrus.
  • Disease resistance: Variable
  • Cup potential: Very high

Coffees demonstrating this

From our catalog of in-stock beans.

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