Introduction of Tanzania Coffee varieties Bourbon Coffee Kilimanjaro

Tanzanian coffee has an excellent pedigree from the Middle Eastern non-washed bean family, bright acidity, rich and pungent flavor. Kenyan coffee is undoubtedly the leader in this family, but Tanzania's quality has improved all the way and has many advantages very similar to Kenya.

Round beans are often deliberately selected and expensive, but sometimes they taste like moldy beans and don't match their price. As we all know, garden beans have become a unique coffee flavor, and sell well in the United States, favored by many roasters. Tanzania is a coffee with potential, but sometimes its flavor is not truly revealed. One reason is that tanzania does not have the same road infrastructure as kenya, and coffee in containers ages (or is heated) in transit. I often get very good Tanzanian samples, but sometimes I also get very bad coffee. The problem is that Tanzania only knows that they can make a profit on round beans regardless of quality. So what is the motivation for locals to pick and care for coffee in time to prevent such defective beans?

Blackburn Estate from Ngorogoro is a consistently excellent variety, the most highly rated variety in recent memory. Ruvuma also has a very good flavor, southern coffee with northern genes. Kibo's beans are bulkier and seem to have been cooked at high temperatures. Southern coffee is clean, full, and its mild, non-irritating flavor is second only to Kenya. In the past, we had small batches of coffee beans from Nkoanekoli and Ngorongoro that represented an improvement compared to other regions.

So remember that if you have tanzanian stock in front of you, you have to put aside my sarcasm because it must be of good quality. Good Tanzanian coffee comes mostly from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Mbeya producing areas and Songera producing areas flowing south to Ruvuma River and Ruvuma Basin

Tanzania coffee beans (hereinafter referred to as TZ), the most talked about is certainly Kilimanjaro AA, followed by PB. Out of these, no matter how much TZ is introduced, there is really very little.

After months of effort by Foresea, the current season's TZ AA Superior has arrived. Also take this opportunity to do TZ knowledge popularization to increase our exposure, you all know.

Tanzania beans Overview

When Pangu opened, in 1898, bourbon coffee was introduced to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania by Catholic priests. The Kent species was introduced in 1920.

Coffee species

So far, coffee in Tanzania has been dominated by bourbon and Kent.

coffee varieties

Arabica 70% planted between 1000-2500 m

Robusta 30% planted at 800-900 m

3 Major Plantations