Uganda Natural Bwindi

This one is grown by the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, where gorillas are endangered and protected. The initiative is known as Gorilla Summit Coffee with the express mission to allow farmers to earn better income on their coffee.

These are part of a motivated co-op known as Kapkwai Farmer's Cooperative and they get credit for producing this small lot of specialty-grade natural-processed coffee. It is amazing! They are growing the Kenya varietals of SL-14 and SL-28 at about 6000 feet altitude. Their modern processing mill, paired with a floating tank, raised drying bed, careful sorting, and attention to moisture content has all paid off. 

If we roast it like an Ethiopia natural and keep it light, it has this vanilla cream soda/marshmallow notes with some strawberry and cake notes. Not earthy, not thin bodied. It really beat my expectations. 

Another 30 seconds and you are losing the fruit, but it is more approachable as an espresso with vanilla sugar and caramel.

US Arrival: January 2025