Description
Peaberries are rounded beans, usually plumper as well but will be missing that classic “flat” side that you see with most beans. Coming from coffee cherries with only 1 seed in the berry, versus the normal 2 seeds. They use special vibrating tables to separate the rounded beans, but you will see the occasional flat bean still mixed in.
Kateshi coffee estate, as one of the first coffee estates in Zambia, was established in 1972 close to Kateshi village. Back then, its wet processing facilities represented the heart of coffee production in northern Zambia having been the central mill for all coffee produced in the region. It is also award-winning; its natural and honey placing both 1st and 2nd in Zambia’s annual Taste of Harvest competition.
Local Community is at the heart of the estate’s vision. They provide daily access to safe drinking water to over 20,000 locals and supports 3 schools that provide 1,500+ students with primary and secondary education. Also on site is our health clinic, the only such facility for 30km. Complete with a pharmacy and delivery room, the clinic provides free basic healthcare to over 4,000 community members and sees an average of 95 visitors per day.
Kateshi has been recognized for boldly challenging gender stereotypes in Zambia, being the first and only coffee estate to employ women for traditionally male-dominated roles such as driving tractors, bull-dozers and road graders. Oh, and we also sponsor a football team, the Kateshi Coffee Bullets who compete in the Zambian 1st Division.
Tasting notes: Best at a medium to dark roast. Hints of citrus and lemon upfront at the light to medium roast level, but all in all, its a medium to low acidity cup. As you push closer to 2nd crack, the citric crispness will almost roast completely out of the cup leaving more intense notes of chocolate and spice . Lighter roasts are crisp and a little bit on the sweeter side, balances with a hint of herbal rustic chocolate, not a bad roast level but will not develop the richer defined chocolate notes of the fuller roast levels. A medium roast combines the best of both worlds: mild acidity, chocolate, and spices, resulting in a very pleasant sweetness, along with a hint of spiciness, medium to full bodied with a more creamy mouthfeel. Darker roasts have an even fuller body but lose some of their sweetness; roasty notes comingle well with the robust chocolate like cup profile, some lingering spice in the aftertaste.
Roasting Notes: We recommend this coffee with a medium to dark roast. However, with a light roast, it exhibits a smooth (not aggressive) acidity, a medium body, a chocolate base, and a clean floral note in the aroma and finish; with a medium roast, it gains more body and sweetness, and the cocoa notes become more pronounced along with the spices, while still retaining a touch of acidity that keeps the drink vibrant; and with a dark roast, it becomes the perfect option for those who don’t enjoy much acidity but desire a more robust body, with more pronounced chocolate and cocoa notes and a spicy profile with a lingering, peppery aftertaste.
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