Bugisu

Washed Mount Elgon Arabica, bright with citrus, red grape and floral notes.

Roast level

Light-Medium

SKU

NZC-ORG-EA-250

Region flavour notes

Citrus, red grape, floral

Farming community

Bagisu (Bamasaba)

Farmed by Bagisu households on the volcanic slopes of Mount Elgon, in the districts around Mbale and Sironko where Arabica has been grown since it was first planted there in 1912. Cherry is pulped, fermented and washed clean before drying on raised beds, a tradition that has made this one of Uganda's most recognised specialty coffee areas -- and the reason the cup carries the bright, wine-like acidity the mountain and the washing process give it.