Bellyrub

Celebrating American poet, activist and playwright, Amiri Baraka, and his Tanzanian roots, Bellyrub is rich with blues and jazz and poetry and theater. The flavor profile of this single origin is distinct to this region of Tanzania, producing a super clean cup with prominent caramel and citrus notes. This coffee is fully washed and dried on raised beds. Fundamentally a traditional and approachable bourbon coffee with a surprising fruity punch, Bellyrub makes a perfect filter brew.

Profile

Flavor notes: Blueberry, caramel, and tangerine
Roast: Light roast

Region

Grown in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania at 1300 meters above sea level at the Lyamungo APK Estate in Tanzania by Huehuetenango Smallholder Farmers.

Story

Amiri Baraka, an American of Tanzanian descent. wrote the play Dutchman, where the name Bellyrub came from.

Dutchman addresses race, sex, and the trenchant power dynamics of colonialism. In the play, Clay says to Lula, “You don't know anything except what's there for you to see. An act. Lies. Device. Not the pure heart, the pumping black heart.” He concludes “Belly rub hates you.”

With Bellyrub, we celebrate the Black hands that grew this coffee, the Black poet that inspired it, and the “pumping black heart.”

We developed the flavor profile to highlight the nuance of this particular bean imbued by its origin a contrast of sweet and bright, by roasting it a little lighter to bring forward the bright citrus and dark chocolate notes with a natural sweetness. 

Read the whole story on our Flavor Notes blog.