MACHINA - Karambi - Uganda (ESPRESSO)

Origin

Uganda

Variety

SL14 & SL28

Processing

Natural

Altitude

1,300-1,600 MASL

Roast Profile

Espresso

Taste Notes

Notes of Caramel, Dred fruit and Lemon Citrus. Balanced and Clean.

Coffee Facts

In the foothills of the Rwenzoris in western Uganda, farmers traditionally process their coffee using the Natural method. The coffee is harvested and dried in the open before being hulled. The green coffee is known locally as ‘Drugar’.  Agri Evolve buy the very best available, paying the farmers promptly at a high market rate.

The dry coffee beans are then cleaned and processed to a high standard using modern machinery in our new Coffee Station. This is ‘Drugar plus’, or, as we name it KARAMBI. It is not the same high quality as the other coffees we process, and it is priced accordingly and probably best used as a blending component to bring good acidity and fruit flavour to a blend of coffees.  

Karambi is the name of a community at the southern end of the Rwenzoris where we work with the farmers and their communities. We have been particularly involved with tree planting in this area. This is Lenardi, one of our Field Officers, checking on shade trees supplied to our farmers.  Karambi is a rounded and balanced coffee, sweet and with a soft citric acidity and notes of caramel, dried fruit and lemon citrus. It benefits from a more developed roast profile.