Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu | the modern barista

Sun Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu Cold Fashioned

July 29, 2017 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

One of my friends was throwing a surprise party for her store manager, and she asked me if I could make a coffee mocktail to serve at the party. Doing stuff like this is right up my alley! Originally I had planned on doing the mint julep, but I had a few bags of the sun-dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu, and I really wanted to do a play on an old fashioned.

Combining cold brewed Sun Dried Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu, cherry bitters and an orange peel syrup, topped with a luxardo cherry. Introducing the Cold Fashioned.

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu with lemon & lavender madeleines

December 14, 2016 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

Have you ever been asked to do a coffee tasting and have no idea what to do? That was me this week. I was asked to prepare a coffee tasting for an upcoming district meeting, and couldn’t come up with anything. It didn’t help that it was short notice, and I have been working every day since Thanksgiving. My mind was completely wiped out. I decided to go back to basics, and selected the Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu. This is a fully washed coffee and it is an heirloom varietal. These beans are descendants from the original coffee trees, so what better way to kick off a meeting than with a tasting of coffee history.

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