About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Good balance, sweet, bright, and full-bodied; notes of brown sugar, cherry, and orange
- Cultivation: Grown in volcanic soil on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in northeast Tanzania
- Altitude: 4,300 feet
- Tree type: Kent, Bourbon, N39
- Preparation: Fully washed, table-style sun drying
About the people who grow it
Located in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, Lyamungo is one of four farms that make up the Africa Plantation Kilimanjaro estate. The estate is owned by Alejandro Galante, a coffee farmer from Antioquia, Colombia, with each farm managed individually. 95% of APK’s production is washed, though recent experimentation has led to more honey and natural processing occurring as well. Drying is done on raised beds, where workers carefully monitor the moisture level of each lot to ensure even drying. The Lyamungo estate is located on the southern foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and was established over 90 years ago, in 1934, as a center for coffee research in Tanzania.