AFRICAN VARIETALS

TANZANIA PEABERRY is exquisite and savory and is one of Africa's most distinguished coffees. With a smooth and silky full-body, a bright, brown-surgery aroma, and the flavors of orange, peach and green apples. Double washed & sun dried on raised beds & hand sorted

This coffee lot is the kind of Tanzania Peaberry we look for, with rare bright fruit notes and an excellent finish. This year crop have had very high market differentials making them very expensive, but we're happy to secure this lot that cups very high and priced well.

Cupping notes: sparkling acidity, creamy, caramel and black cherry. "Peaberry" is the grade given to the beans that grow inside the coffee cherry as a single bean rather than the typical twin beans that occur 90% of the time. It is believed that more nutrients go to the solo bean which explains the more intense flavor.

Ethiopian Harrar has a nutty and spicy aroma, medium to full-body and a distinctive winy and tart flavor due to the "natural process" of fermentation in its pulp. We roast this selection to a "Full City Roast" which is a light brown color with a mild toasty nuance.

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe comes from the single Sidamo Estate in the Kaffa region of Northeast Africa. The Yirgacheffe is a washed coffee with a sweet aroma, mellow medium body and the flavor is delicate yet fruity with a lingering finish.

Zimbabwe AA is the top grade of this East African coffee which is grown on the high plateaus along the Mozambique boarder which provides and ideal climate for the coffee trees to flourish. Zimbabwe displays a distinctive winey sharpness, a full body and complex flavor.

Yemen Mocha is one of the world's oldest, most famous coffees, and is believed to be the original source of arabica coffee. Yemen Mocha is an extremely complex coffee with a spicy, cocoa, nutty, herbal and malty aroma. The body is full and very smooth while the flavor is rich, winy and tart.