Masai

Songwe is one of Tanzania’s administrative regions and borders the countries of Zambia & Malawi to the south. The region is well known for producing food crops and is one of the best regions for maize, sorghum and potato cultivation.

This coffee is sourced from various farmers of the Umi AMCOS farmers’ group in Mbozi, Songwe. Representing the local smallholder producers that deliver fresh cherries during the harvest season, Umi was created in 2014 and produces fully washed coffees. Farmers deliver ripe cherries in the afternoons and the cherries are processed that evening. After depulping, the coffee is graded using channels and then fermented for an average period of 18-36 hours before it is washed. After this, the coffee is soaked for an average of 8-12 hours and then placed on raised beds for an average of 8-14 days to complete the drying process, where it is moved consistently to ensure a uniform dryness throughout the lot. The leftover pulp is available for smallholders to bring back to their farms to use as fertilizer.

The resulting cup reminds us of cotton candy, apple & orange.

Country

Tanzania

Region

Songwe

Variety

bourbon peaberry

Altitude

1810 - 1940 m

Farm

Various producers in the village of Itepula

Producer

Umi AMCOS