Cupping Notes: Milk Chocolate, Red Grape, Blackberry
Application: V60, Aeropress, Filter,
Origin: Arusha, Tanzania
Varieties: Red Bourbon
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 1800 m.a.s.l
SCA Score: 86
Sweet milk chocolate leading to notes of juicy red grape and blackberry perfect for those long summer days at home in the garden or out on the trail.
This special washed lot is sourced from 'Bloom Plot' on Mondul Estate. This separated plot is situated at the highest point on the farm and produces their best quality washed coffee. Mondul Estate was established in 1931 and acquired by Burka estates in 2007. The estate is a 211 hectare farm on Mondul Mountain, around 25km from Burka town in the Arusha region of Northern Tanzania. This area is the heart of the Maasai land in Tanzania.
The Estates (Burka-Selian-Mondul) have about 200 permanent staff, and 200 daily casual staff although in the peak of the harvest season, there can be up to 5,000 staff involved in picking and processing. All permanent staff are provided with housing on the Estates (in four different camps), and the minimum salary is set at 20% above the government minimum requirement. Staff have social security and Labour Union membership included in their contracts, and an Estate credit union also offer loans and advice for education, health and house construction.
Conservation
Dedicated conservationists sit on the Burka Estates board to uphold the legacy of the estates and ecology of the local biome. From the maintenance of Burka Forest and the restoration of Burka Hill, Burka Estate is faithful to its ecological roots.
One of the last and certainly the largest indigenous forests in Arusha, Burka Forest holds the natural spring which first gave Burka its name over 100 years ago. The preservation of these forests has led to a dramatic increase in the diversity and wealth of wildlife in this area. Everything from Dik Diks, to the Madagascar Squacco Heron, to Velvet monkeys, to the last baboon colony in the area; enjoys the protection of Burka’s strict conservation policies, along with over 120 species of bird, attracted by the local flora and natural grassland and forest areas. The Estate trains dedicated wildlife wardens to protect and conserve this wildlife.
