This coffee has a lot of minerality to it. Starting with juicy white grape, with some slight tannins. This moves into a sweet apple, with a lemon zest acidity coming through.
Mama Aya is the woman behind this coffee. Her farm Shaji is based in the south-western region of Tanzania in Mbozi. Communal Shamba is a social enterprise that features coffees from female producers from all over Tanzania in an effort to provide a marketplace for these coffees. They’ve also help fund schools, clean water facilities and even computers. Having paid 80% over the local market prices for cherries, Communal Shamba is paving the way for better coffee and more sustainable trade in Tanzania.
- Farm/Mill: Shaji Farm
- Region: Mbozi, Mbeya
- Variety: Kent, bourbon peaberry
- Process: Washed
- Altitude: 1800masl
- Harvest:November 2021
- ESPRESSO RECIPE
- Dose: 17.5g
Time: 28-32 secs
Yield: 36g
FILTER RECIPE - Suggested method: V60
Dose: 15g
Water: 250g/ 97°C
Time: 4 mins
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We’re back to East Africa this week with an exciting lot from Tanzania. This coffee is from a woman producer initiative run by Communal Shamba. Mama Aya is the name of the farmer who grew the coffee, having grown predominantly Kent & Bourbon varieties she’s produced a wonderfully complex coffee with lots of minerality. We’re proud to be showcasing her coffee and continue to explore Tanzania as a coffee producing origin.