Maliba (Uganda)

Flavour Description: Tropical, Orange, Milk Chocolate. Producer: Community of Maliba. Export/Import: Agri Evolve (BCorp) Region / Country: Rwenzori's, Uganda. Varietal: SL14 and SL28. Process: Natural Process. Roasters Notes: We have roasted this coffee to a medium/medium light level which accentuates the tropical fruit notes and bright acidity. This is a complex coffee with great sweetness. Brew as espresso or as filter, works well in milk based drinks Maliba is at 1600 m.a.s.l. in the foothills of the Rwenzoris, with many farmers living and growing coffee well above this height. Agri Evolve established a buying centre here for the local farmers. Farmers typically have between 1 and 2 acres of land and coffee is their main cash crop. Ripe, red coffee cherries are harvested daily during the harvest season and taken to the buying centre. At the height of the season this is between 5 and 10 tonnes of cherries per day. The cherries are weighed, assessed for quality and the farmers are paid in cash. The cherries are floated to remove any lower quality ones. From here trucks carry the cherries to Agri Evolve's Coffee Station at Nyabirongo. The cherries are then sun dried for up to 3 weeks before being hulled and the green beans are then graded and sorted being final preparation and bagging ready for export. Maliba is typical of the high quality traditionally processed Naturals produced in the Rwenzori region of Uganda.