Notes: Honey lemon tea, Star anise, Carrot cake, Cherry
Country: Tanzania
Region: Mbozi, Mbeya, & Mbinga
Varietal: Bourbon, Blue Mountain, SL28, Typica
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1,600 - 1,900 MASL
Description: The Korongo blend (named for the Swahili word for flamingo) is sourced from a network of washing stations across Mbozi, Mbeya & Mbinga, in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. Selected by QC teams in Tanzania, Korongo showcases Tanzania’s true potential, and displays the best of Tanzanian flavor profiles with a full body, pronounced sweetness, and prominent acidity.
Cherry is hand-harvested. Farmer process cherry on their own farms, so individual processing methods vary from farm to farm. In general, cherry is pulped using either an eco-pulper or standard pulper and then fermented. Following fermentation, parchment is dried on raised beds for 14-20 days. Once dry, the parchment sits for 2-3 months in cooperative warehouses before being transferred to mills in either Mbozi or Mbinga, districts in Southern Tanzania, to be prepared for export.