Uganda Nyabirongo Natural Coffee — UpperRoom

An 85-point, fruit-forward natural from Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains, roasted by UpperRoom Coffee Roasters. It cups with clarity and impressive balance. As a filter it's juicy. As an espresso with milk it makes a bold, creamy flat white.

Tasting notes

Raisin, passion fruit and a creamy body.

Coffee details

• Roaster: UpperRoom Coffee Roasters, Cape Town
• Origin: Nyabirongo, Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
• Producer: Nyabirongo Community smallholders
• Altitude: 1,300–1,600 masl
• Varieties: SL28 and SL14
• Process: Natural
• Cupping score: 85
• Green coffee: Zuka Green Coffee

Behind the bean

Farmers handpick ripe cherries, soak them in water for 48 hours, then dry them naturally, turning them by hand for an even dry. The dried cherries are hulled, cleaned and sorted at the dry mill, then packed in GrainPro bags to protect freshness.

Packed and shipped from Spencer, 9 Spencer Road, Salt River, Cape Town. Free Cape Town delivery over R650 and nationwide shipping across South Africa.