ROCKET SUMMER - Tanzania

Origin

• 🇧🇷 Brazil
• 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Tanzania, Songwe Varietal: Kent, BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., N39 Process: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. + Sun driedNatural 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. Altitude: 1600 - 1671masl Rhubarb, Red Currant, Digestive Biscuit Established in 2003 with 191 members, the Iyenga coffee farmer cooperative operates within the fertile Songwe region of Tanzania. the local farmers traditionally employ a sustainable intercropping system where coffee trees grow alongside food crops like bananas and beans to maintain soil health. through a strategic partnership with Taylor Winch Tanzania, the cooperative has modernised its infrastructure with an eco depulper and wet millWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee. to ensure rigorous quality control. this union of traditional farming and modern processing allows the cooperative to consistently produce high quality arabica for the international market. the resulting beans reflect the unique terroirTerroirBorrowed from wine: the way a place — soil, altitude, climate, even neighboring crops — expresses itself in the cup, independent of variety and process. of the region while ensuring that the farming community remains economically resilient through diversified agriculture.