GROWN IN THE LUSH SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS OF MBEYA, TANZANIA, THE MBEYA MWANGOKA FARM NATURAL REPRESENTS A NEW ERA OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN EAST AFRICAN COFFEE. AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,980 METERS, THIS ESTATE IS MANAGED BY THE GRIVAS FAMILY, WHOSE SECOND-GENERATION STEWARDSHIP FOCUSES ON BOTH SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT—SUPPORTING OVER 200 SEASONAL WORKERS AND LOCAL SMALLHOLDERS IN THE REGION.
THIS NATURAL-PROCESS LOT IS CAREFULLY HAND-SORTED AND DRIED ON RAISED BEDS FOR UP TO 21 DAYS, ALLOWING THE RIPE CHERRIES TO IMPART THEIR FULL FRUIT CHARACTER INTO THE BEAN. THE RESULT IS A VIBRANT, JUICY CUP WITH NOTES OF STRAWBERRY, WHITE GRAPE, ORANGE, CANE SUGAR, AND A TEA-LIKE DELICACY THAT SHOWCASES TANZANIA’S DISTINCT TERROIR.
GROWN IN THE LUSH SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS OF MBEYA, TANZANIA, THE MBEYA MWANGOKA FARM NATURAL REPRESENTS A NEW ERA OF QUALITY AND INNOVATION IN EAST AFRICAN COFFEE. AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,980 METERS, THIS ESTATE IS MANAGED BY THE GRIVAS FAMILY, WHOSE SECOND-GENERATION STEWARDSHIP FOCUSES ON BOTH SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT—SUPPORTING OVER 200 SEASONAL WORKERS AND LOCAL SMALLHOLDERS IN THE REGION.
THIS NATURAL-PROCESS LOT IS CAREFULLY HAND-SORTED AND DRIED ON RAISED BEDS FOR UP TO 21 DAYS, ALLOWING THE RIPE CHERRIES TO IMPART THEIR FULL FRUIT CHARACTER INTO THE BEAN. THE RESULT IS A VIBRANT, JUICY CUP WITH NOTES OF STRAWBERRY, WHITE GRAPE, ORANGE, CANE SUGAR, AND A TEA-LIKE DELICACY THAT SHOWCASES TANZANIA’S DISTINCT TERROIR.
GEOGRAPHY
SONGWE, MBOZI DISTRICT, TANZANIA | 1450–1850 MASL
PRODUCER
GD MWANGOKA FARM | GRIVAS D. MWANGOKA
VARIETY
BOURBON, COMPACT
PROCESS
NATURAL
HARVEST TIME
JULY – OCTOBER
CUP PROFILE
STRAWBERRY, WHITE GRAPE, ORANGE, CANE SUGAR, TEA-LIKE
BODY: MEDIUM | ACIDITY: BRIGHT
