Madagascar Amparay Nanolot - Single Origin - Medium Roasted Coffee

Summary

Grower: Nanolot from 40 small holder farms in Ampefy Origin: Town of Ampefy, Itasy Region, Madagascar Varietal: Red and Yellow Bourbon, Catimor  
Processing: Fully Washed, Fermented Under Water Roast Level: Medium

Coffee Tasting Notes

A slightly savory and delicate experience, this is the first Madagascar we've ever carried. The texture on this coffee is similar to a rich tea with high quality milk chocolate and lemongrass. It’s slightly tart, with persimmon-like tannins, dried florals and clean citrus notes. 

Details about this Coffee

When we talk about rare coffee, this is one of those that grabbed my attention. We were able to bring in about 60 pounds from this lot; which totaled around 600 pounds. This is incredibly small when we're talking about coffee. 

This lot is from Ampary, in the Itasy region, grown by about 40 local producers and centrally processed by Ryan Kelley’s Madagascar Coffee Company. As with smallholders the world over, these coffee producers are cultivating coffee on tiny plots, less than two hectares in size, and inter-cropping with a mix of diversified agriculture including rice, maize, beans, cassava, local vegetables, avocados, citrus, and bananas. The varieties of coffee grown are locally adapted red and yellow Bourbons and some Catimor selections. 

There are so many hurdles that coffee producers and exporters face every season when its time to deliver coffee. Even more so, in places with lack of infrastructure support like Madagascar, with climate crises and political instability. All the more reason to be impressed by this coffee.