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Yauco, Yauco Selecto,
Puerto Rico Yauco
Yauco coffees from Puerto Rico are
a revived specialty origin that, at best, display the qualities that
made Jamaica Blue Mountain famous: A deep, vibrant, yet restrained
acidity and balanced, gently rich flavor. However, this potentially
finest of Caribbean coffees is often marred by inconsistency.
Yirgacheffe, Yirga
Cheffe, Yrgacheffe (YUR ga Shef ay)
Market name for
one of the most admired washed coffees of Ethiopia, distinguished by its
fruit-like or floral acidity and high-toned, complex flavor.