Tanzania Mbeya Iyenga AB
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The Flavour Profile
This coffee offers a well-rounded combination of hibiscus, mango, and guava flavors. Its medium body and sweet fruit aftertaste make it perfect for different type of extractions and to be enjoyed at any time of the day.
The Little Details
This coffee comes from Iyenga Agricultural Maketing Cooperative and Society farm in Iyenga town Mbeya Region in Tanzania. It's grown 1600 - 1671 meters above sea level.
it's drawn from Kent, Bourbon and Compact varieties coffee beans. They are fully washed and sun dried on African beds.
About the Process
During the harvest, cooperative members will either deliver their cherries directly to the Iyenga wet mill to be processed or will process their cherries at home. Harvest start by picking their cherries by hand at peak ripeness. Members without processing facilities will bring their cherries to the mill. Quality is then assessed, and the cherries are sorted in order to remove underripe cherries and foreign matter. The cherries are pulped to peel away the external fruit and washed to remove the remaining mucilage. The beans are then dried in the open sun on raised beds for 9-10 days.
The members who process their cherries at home, will use hand pulpers to pulp their coffee. The beans are then fermented in plastic tanks of water for 72 hours to breakdown the remaining mucilage. Once complete, they are cleaned and dried for 9-10 days. As soon as the beans are dried, the members will bring them to the mill to be hulled and rested prior to export.