TMC | TANZANIA MBEYA MWALYEGO
Bold Profile | Medium-dark roast
Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Toast
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
This coffee was grown by the smallholder farmers of the Mwalyego AMCOS Cooperative in the Mbeya region of Southern Tanzania. 150 Member farmers deliver to the Mwalyego Washing Station where the coffee is collected into lots.
TRACEABILITY
COUNTRY
Tanzania
PRODUCER
Mwalyego
REGION
Mbeya
VARIETAL
Kent, Bourbon, N39
PROCESSING
Washed
ALTITUDE
1615 masl
DID YOU KNOW
Archeologists have found evidence of some of the oldest human civilizations in Tanzania. Bones and fossils were discovered that are over 2 million years old!
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
$3.44
Price paid by Driftaway (per pound avg. across Feb 2020 coffees)
$1.40
Fair Trade price per pound
$1.29
Coffee C-Market price per pound
$0.05
Driftaway's World Coffee Research contribution per pound
WHY DID WE SELECT THIS COFFEE?
This month we are offering the Tanzania Mbeya Mwalyego as a single origin cold brew. We thought it was great in the Bold profile last month and it actually makes an amazing cold brew!
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
85.5
/100
85.5
SCAA Cupping Score
1 x 60 kg
Bags purchased
2 years
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2020)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Dave H. from Aug 16 to Sep 06 2020 at Pulley Collective in Red Hook, Brooklyn. We typically use the Loring S35 Kestrel roaster for this profile - this roaster roasts the beans through convection (heated air) roasting. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts twice a week at our facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Cupping is attended by Q-certified cupper Ian T., roaster Dave H.and founder Suyog M. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.
