Uganda Coffee: Silver Back

Coffee/Farm  Mbale

Cup Score: 83

Cup Profile: Root beer, Rainier cherry, toffee; With a syrupy body.

Altitude: 1500 to 3000

Process: Washed and sun dried on raised beds

Varietal:    SL14, KP162, SL28, KP423

We are thrilled to introduce Uganda NKG Bloom Silverback, the first Arabica offering from the NKG Bloom Uganda initiative!

Bulambuli is a district in Eastern Uganda near the Kenya border, at the foot of Mt. Elgon. It’s a region with tremendous potential and has been a focus for Ibero, our NKG colleagues in Uganda. In 2022, Ibero built the Bulambuli Washing Station: a brand new site for washing, pulping, drying and fermenting coffees. Silverback was produced there by several cooperatives in the area whose producer members are enrolled in NKG Bloom.

Throughout the harvest season, these members delivered their coffee cherries to the washing station. The cherries were assessed to meet quality standards and weighed. Next, they were floated to remove any low-density or damaged beans from the lot, as well as sticks or leaves.

Those designed for a washed process were then machine pulped, fermented for between 12 and 72 hours, and washed. Finally, they were moved to raised beds, where they were dried for between 21 and 28 days, depending on the weather.

Natural-processed lots are usually brought to drying yards in Mbale, where they are overseen by professionals who are focused on achieving the best results possible.

The team at IAC have an amazing mission to ensure the sustainability of the coffee and therefore maintain a positive relationship with the farmers. If you wish to find out more, find their website HERE.

If you love this coffee and want to try something similar then we would recommend the Flat White  Blend or our Costa Rican Coffee!