Tanzania Washed Mbeya Peaberry

Description

A very nice aggregate coffee from within the Mbeya region. Clean, rich and spicy. Tanz Peaberry has always been high on our list since our early days here at Burman Coffee. A little fuller roast on these peaberries gives an awesome and clean chocolaty cup, hints of spice for sure but almost closer to a Central cup than a Kenya or Ethiopian.

This coffee is sourced from family-owned farms organized around the Iyela factory located in the Mbeya region, Tanzania. The lowest and highest elevations in all of Africa, the floor of Lake Tanganyika (352 meters below sea level) and Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters above sea level) are both located in Tanzania. This coffee growing region is south of these extreme landmarks, formed on the slopes of Mount Rungwe. The rounder shaped peaberry, formed from the maturation of one seed per cherry rather than the typical two seeds, is meticulously sorted during the milling process for its distinct flavor profiles.

Tasting Notes: A great example of a Tanz PB. A milder and smoother version of its Kenya/Burundi/Rwanda cousins. Hints of acidity at the lighter roast points, the chocolaty factor is already present, real light gets a little grassy/nutty along with it. Medium roast are very smooth and chocolaty, reducing the acidity to almost nothing, develops a bit of a spice note that will linger in the aftertaste. Touching or just into 2nd crack gets full bodied with a cool sweeter smoky note mixing in the mostly chocolaty cup profile, retains its smoothness which many love.

Roasting Notes: Typically a medium to dark roast coffee unlike some of its cousins which are pretty jazzy lighter roast coffee. Fuller roasts bring out the wonderful chocolaty spice notes without all the herbal tea like stuff that comes along with so many other Africans.