Tanzania AA (wet process) green coffee beans

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Details

Origin

Tanzania

Process

Washed

Roast Suitability

Description

About the Origin Natural bean nuances (cup notes) – Silky buttery mouthfeel, medium body, delicate sweet acidity, a dry finish. A rare high grown African coffee with a smooth buttery body, flavor nuances of Bing cherry, ginger, lime, and fruit cocktail, with a fragrant aroma, lively acidity, and a pleasant dry finish. — Origin: Tanzania AA – 100% Arabica – Varietal: Bourbon, Typica — Region: Africa – Processing: washed – Grade: (AA) specialty grade — Flavor Family: brown sugar, citrus, stonefruit – Aroma: burgundy, chocolate, vanilla — Acidity: medium/high – Body: medium – Sweetness: medium/high – Best Roast: medium roast — Altitude: 1400-2000m – Best Brew: drip, perc – 100% fresh current harvest The AA represents the highest grade of beans from this crop. A top-quality African coffee that should not be overlooked! This Tanzania AA Coffee is grown on the slopes of Mount Killiminjaro in the Mbya region. The Mbya region consists of roughly 400,000 smallholder farmers that own, on average 500 trees each. Many of these farmers practice subsistence farming methods and all their coffee is handpicked. The high quality coffees that these farmers produce are known as ‘Tweega Coffees’. This ‘Tweega Coffee’ comes exclusively from the washing stations located in the South Western Highlands from the cooperative of Tembo Coffee Company. Here, the high value crop of Tanzania AA ‘Tweega Coffee’ is sun dried, graded, and sorted at the Tembo coffee mill. The AA represents the highest grade of beans from this crop. About the Roasting Process Maybe you have heard that roasting coffee is a work of art and to achieve excellent beautiful taste development in coffee beans it requires skillful and calculated inputs by the roast master throughout the entire roasting process? Is this true or not… Let’s look at this topic a little deeper. Some would argue that roasting coffee is easier than all that and you don’t need to worry about all those “technical aspects” to enjoy roasting your own coff