Uganda Sironko Station Pure Natural
Light Roast - Limited Release
UGANDA
We are thrilled to present our latest Ugandan offering from Ibrahim Kiganda and Mountain Harvest - the leaders in Ugandan specialty coffee. Uganda has long been regarded as having some of the best potential in the world to produce specialty coffee, but has had consistency issues over the years. Ibrahim and Mountain Harvest have changed that, using years of data and rigorous protocols. The proof is in the pudding: this lot boasts big time purple fruit notes like Concord grape and blueberry, plus more berry notes like raspberry and strawberry, with a deep red wine-like character.
PRODUCER:
Mountain Harvest
ORIGIN:
Yilwanako Mayiyi, Buginyanya, Bushiyi, Makali, Bukalasi, and Sipi Communities, Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda
VARIETIES:
Nyasaland, SL-14, SL-28
ELEVATION:
1,600 - 2,200 masl
PROCESS:
Natural/Sun-dried
HARVEST:
January - March 2024
TASTING:
Concord grape & plum, fruity
Why We Love This Coffee
If you like fruity coffee, this is the coffee for you! It’s no surprise that Ibrahim and Mountain Harvest have produced this beautiful coffee - Ibrahim was the 2022 National Barista Champion and runs the Sironko Processing Station at the base of Mount Elgon along with his assistant Ruth Chebet. Sironko is Mountain Harvest’s hub of innovation and research. They have spent years testing different harvesting and processing methods and protocols, with the results all carefully logged and then used to guide future experiments.
This particular coffee is composed of cherry from some of the most isolated communities on the mountain: Yilwanako Mayiyi, Buginyanya, Bushiyi, Makali, Bukalasi, and Sipi - some of it coming from elevation as high as 2,200 meters above sea level! These cherries are made up of some varieties that are less well-known in the specialty sphere - Nyasaland, SL-14, and the well-known and highly-regarded SL-28. Nyasaland, or “Bugisu” as the Ugandans call it, is a descendant of the Typica variety, first brought to Malawi (formerly known as Nyasland, hence the name of the variety) in 1878 from Jamaica. It exhibits good cup quality but is prone to disease. SL-14 is actually pretty similar to Nyasaland in terms of heritage (Typica-descendant), cup quality, and susceptibility to disease, but happens to be one of the varieties selected by Scott Laboratories in Kenya in the late 1930s.
