NEW COFFEES
Coffees from Zambia, Tanzania and Peru are inbound, read on for more info!
We are in love with the Zambia Ngoli Estate, an anaerobic natural that smells like pink lemonade and tastes like blueberry cobbler. It’s excellent hot or over ice as a flash pour over.
Zambia Ngoli Estate
[ZAM-BEE-UH • IN-GOHL-EE • ES-TATE]
Notes:
Blueberry, White Chocolate, Pink Lemonade
Varietal:
Castillo
Process:
Anaerobic Natural
Altitude:
1,400 MASL
The Northern province has the best conditions for arabica coffee cultivation in Zambia with its relative proximity to the equator and abundant altitude (Mafinga Hills being the highest point in the country at 2,300 masl). Most coffee grows from 1300 - 2300 masl. Zambia produces both washed and naturally processed coffee and has introduced some honey processing. A wide range of varieties including Catimor 129, Castillo, Java, and other trial varieties. Specialty grades are AAA, AA, AB and Peaberry.
The Tanzania Tarime is syrupy sweet and smells like oranges. It tastes like black cherry, apricot and sweet and sour candy. It is kinda bright, but it’s super smooth.
Tanzania tarime
[TAN-ZUH-NEE-UH • TUH-REEM]
Notes:
Apricot, Black Cherry, Sweet and Sour Candy
Varietal:
Bourbon, Kent
Process:
Washed
Altitude:
1,900 MASL
This fully washed AB-grade coffee was grown by the small holder producers in the Mara, Tarime region of Tanzania at 1,750 meters above sea level. Located in Tanzania’s northern highlands above the shores of Lake Victoria, the farmers often grow coffee on less than 2 hectares of land alongside other cash and subsistence crops. Traditionally a region for natural processed coffees, the ideal growing conditions have attracted wet mill operators in recent years so smallholders can sell their coffee as cherry. Not only does this allow farmers to bring coffee to market quicker, it frees up land that would have been devoted to drying.
If you like a nuanced depth of flavor with less acidity, the Peru Bajo Kimariato is for you. The Bajo Kimariato smells like cocoa and cinnamon, and tastes like apple pie. We could drink it every day.
peru bajo kimariato
[PUH-ROO • BA-HOH • KIM-MA-REE-AH-TOH]
Notes:
Apple, Cinnamon, Cocoa
Varietal:
Catimor, Typica
Process:
Washed
Altitude:
1,200 MASL
This lot features selections from Bajo Kimariato, outside the city of Quillabamba in the Cusco region, coming from two smallholder farms: Fortunato Alamanacin's San Rafael and Exaltacion Fuentes's Balconniyoc.