Luangwa Mafinga natural

Heavy body with notes of cardamom, stone fruit, cacao & oak.

Location: Kasam Town - 1,300-1,500masl 

Variety: Catimor

Process: Natural

"Mafinga" refers to the highest point in the country and is where the estate coffees that make up this lot come from. The cluster of coffee estates are very close to Kasama town, in Zambia's Northern Province. Estates and "plantations" make up the bulk of coffees that are exported from Zambia. Altitude ranges from 1300 to 1500 meters above sea level. This lot is a AAA, which refers to the largest screen size, 16+ microns in this case. Screen size does not necessarily differentiate quality (as we see with AA, and AB lots in Kenya), but the bean size is quite uniform, and so even roasting tends to be more easily achieved. There are a lot of Catimor hybrid types grown in the region for disease resistance, which also happen to produce seeds that are quite large and would lend to the AAA grade.