Africa: Tanzania

With its proximity to Ethiopia and its shared border with Kenya, Tanzania has a long history and cultural connection to coffee. Today, in most Western countries, Tanzanian coffees are primarily known for their Peaberry batches, a natural mutation of the coffee bean within the cherry where each bean is unique, not a pair . This type of coffee tends to be slightly more expensive, both because of its more limited quantity (since the beans represent a smaller percentage of the overall coffee) and the labor required to sort them.

General taste profile

Tanzanian coffees are generally characterized by citrus notes, even apricot, with floral touches that make them a particularly fragrant coffee.

Cultural regions

Tanzanian Arabica coffees are grown on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru in the northern regions, in the shade of banana trees. It is also grown in the southern highland regions of Songwe, Mbeya and Ruvuma where coffee...

Common varieties

Arusha, Bourbon, Blue Mountain and Kents

Treatment method

Washed