Uganda – Mount Elgon

ABOUT THIS COFFEE

This coffee is sourced small scale coffee producers from the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico, where there are mountain ranges that provide higher altitudes and ideal climates for cultivating coffee. Each producer cultivates coffee with organic practices on farms that average just a few acres in size, small enough to process their own coffee with their own micro-mill.  During the harvest, each producer follows a strict protocol that starts with selective picking with focus on fully ripened cherries.  The cherries are washed and floated to remove damaged and less dense coffee, and then macerated in airtight containers for up to 48 hours.  The selected cherries are then depulped, fermented, washed and gently dried and stored until it is time to prepare the coffee for export.

SPECS:

GEOGRAPHY
Region: Kapchorwa, Bulambuli, and Kween districts, Mt. Elgon, Uganda
Altitude: 1300 – 2000 MASL
Harvest: October – February

PRODUCER
Small scale coffee producers throughout northern Mt. Elgon

VARIETY
SL-14, SL-28, Bourbon, and Blue Mountain

PROCESSING
Washed

NOTES:
FLAVOR Dark chocolate, nutty, rich
BODY Medium
ACIDITY Smooth

ROAST LEVEL
Dark – Full City +