Tasting Notes: Juicy Peach, Apricot, Dark Chocolate, Black Tea
Roast: light/Medium
Varietal: Bourbon, Kent
Process: Washed
CUP PROFILE:
A complex cup profile with dark chocolate, notes of red currant, citric acidity and nutty finish.
ABOUT THIS COFFEE:
This coffee is a true Kilimanjaro classic. It was produced along the ridges of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro by three awardwinning farmer cooperatives. This lot is the collective effort of smallholders who belong to the Mamsera, Mahida and Kirwa Keni cooperative groups in the Kilimanjaro district. These co-ops deliver their coffee to the Rafiki Coffee Mill, which completes the production of nearly 60 percent of all coffee in northern Tanzania. The Kirwa Keni cooperative, in the Rombo district, was established in the 1980s as a member of the Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union (KNCU) the first and oldest co-op in Tanzania, dating to 1925. The Mamsera cooperative is led by Mrs. Mary Shayo, its acting secretary, who is known to many as simply Mamsera. The co-op is renowned for producing some of the best coffees in the country, thanks in large part to Mary’s leadership.
