Tanzania Iyula

Details

Single Origin

Flavor Notes: Crisp green grape balanced with sweet toffee and roasted pecan, with a pleasant floral touch.

Location: Songwe, Tanzania
Processing: Washed, Sun-dried on raised beds
Varietals: KT423, N39 
Elevation: 1700 msl

About this coffee

The Iyula Agricultural Marketing Cooperative and Society (AMCOS) took on its current legal form in 1982. Over the last decade, the group has made significant investments in quality. They purchased a pulper in 2009 and transitioned to washed coffee in 2010. 

The coffee trees in the area come from seeds brought by the great-grandfather of AMCOS's current secretary. He received them from missionaries in the late 1930s. The small holder producers in the area produce approximately 1.3 bags each (another reason it's so important to pay a fair price to producers).