Tanzania — Edelweiss Estate Mielado

Origin

• 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Tasting notes

Character

• Bright
  30
• Clean
  20
• Funky
  20

Tanzania — Edelweiss Estate Mielado BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. N39 is a Tanzanian Bourbon, first developed in the 1930s for quality and yield. This lot underwent an extended, high-temperature fermentation. Cherries were held for six days in a controlled, exothermic environment, where elevated temperatures drove the development of complex, fruit-forward esters while reinforcing the varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.’s naturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. sweetness and structure. Following fermentation, the cherries were pulped, leaving a measured amount of mucilage intact. The result is a velvety, smooth cup with stone fruit sweetness and a slight nuttiness.