Tanzania: Umalila AB

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What Muttley & Jack's Coffee Roasters says about this coffee

I koppen: Skiktad och silkeslen. Stora josiga smaker såsom vita vindruvor och gula russin. Härlig sötma som påminner om persikor, fikon och mjölkchoklad.

Koppning: 86,5 poäng

Munkänsla: Skiktad, silkeslen

Botanisk variant: Bourbon N93

Process: Tvättat (Washed)

Producent: Umalila Farmers Cooperative

Växthöjd: 1759 m ö.h.

Background:

In the Mbeya highlands of Tanzania, at around 1,759 meters above sea level, Umalila Cooperative brings together around 250 smallholder farmers from a cluster of surrounding villages. What started as a fragmented system, where each village processed coffee independently, has evolved into something far more focused and ambitious. Today, the cooperative produces over 160 tonnes of coffee annually, with a clear emphasis on quality, consistency, and long-term sustainability.

A major turning point came in 2021 with the introduction of a Central Processing Unit. This shift transformed how coffee is handled, moving from small-scale, inconsistent methods to a more precise and controlled washed process.

Ripe cherries are carefully delivered, sorted, pulped using eco-friendly machinery, then fermented, washed, and slowly dried on raised beds. The result…

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What the roaster says about where it came from

Country

Tanzania

Producer

Umalila Farmers Cooperative

Process

washed

Variety

Bourbon

Altitude

1759 m

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“Koppning: 86,5 poäng Munkänsla: Skiktad, silkeslen Botanisk variant: Bourbon N93 Process: Tvättat (Washed) Producent: Umalila Farmers Cooperative Växthöjd: 1759 m ö.h.” the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)

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