Kigezy, Uganda

Summary

Specialty coffee from the Kigezi Valley in southwestern Uganda, grown by over 300 smallholder farmers within the Mountain Harvest network, with Kigezi Valley Coffee joining in 2023. Grown at around 2200 masl, the Nyasaland variety is processed as an anaerobic natural: ripe red cherries are sealed in drums for a 72-hour dry fermentation, then dried on raised beds for 2-3 days in direct sun and finished in shade to 10.5% moisture before curing in Mbale. Expect raspberry, cacao nibs and vanilla. Recommended for espresso and filter.

Details

Format

Bean

Roast profile

Omniroast

Decaffeinated

No

Price

€€€€

Region

Kigezi Valley

Producer

Mountain Harvest

Altitude

2200 m.a.s.l

Variety

Nyasaland

Notes

Cocoa Nibs, Raspberry, Vanilla

The roaster

Harmony Roasters

Harmony Roasters is a micro specialty coffee roaster in Barcelona, Spain, born in 2021 when founder Dani swapped his motorbike for a 1kg roaster. After taking…