Tanzania AB MWIKA NORTH
CUP PROFILE Intense and complex, with a juicy body, syrupy sweetness and notes of blackberry, caramel and grapefruit.
ABOUT THIS COFFEE Our team in Tanzania sent us AB Mwika North with this note: “This was possibly the most popular coffee on our cupping table this year! We found this coffee to have the great taste we associate with the Kilimanjaro region, but also with the added complexity that we hope to find in microlots, which really sets this coffee apart.”
ABOUT MWIKA NORTH The Mwika North Farmer Group was established in 1984 as a cooperative and as a member of the larger Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union (KNCU) — the very first cooperative in Tanzania. The KNCU was established in 1925, shortly after the Region: Varieties: arrival of coffee in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro Bourbon, Kent and Nyasa In 2004, Mwika North became one of the first organic certified Producers: Harvest: producer groups in the Kilimanjaro region. The producers still The 300 members of the Mwika August–September 2016 North Cooperative, as well as take pride in following organic farming standards, and this Processing: contributions from 150 non- Washed, home coffee has EU Organic certification status (though not U.S.). member farmers. processed, grown by Coffee remains an important cash crop for farmers in the Lelo Altitude: European Union organic village and its surroundings, and in 2015 the group commissioned 1,400–1,800 meters ASL standards a CPU (central processing unit), which it expects will help it to increase its production yields.
GEOGRAPHY Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa — slightly larger than two Californias — with Kenya to its north, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia to the south, and the Indian Ocean along its east coast. The Kilimanjaro region, in the north, shares a border with Kenya. It’s renowned for its rich volcanic soils and plentiful rainfall, which are ideal for growing coffee growing. The main rains fall from April through July, with a short rain in November. Mwika, just east of Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, is about 8 miles from the Kenya border.
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FROM OUR TEAM IN TANZANIA “This lot has been selected for its superior cupping profile. The cup profile is TANZANIA typical of the Kilimanjaro region and yet provides a unique flavor.” MICRO-LOT FLAVOR Blackberry, grapefruit, caramel AROMA Citrus, sugar BODY Juicy ACIDITY Complex
1 8.50 FRAGRANCE/AROMA 2 8.50 FLAVOR
3 8.25 AFTERTASTE
4 8.00 ACIDITY 5 8.50 BODY 6 8.25 BALANCE 7 10.0 UNIFORMITY 8 10.0 CLEAN CUP 9 10.0 SWEETNESS 10 8.00 OVERALL
Moisture: 10.5% on offer sample
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