Dark Roast Single Origin Peaberry from the Edelweiss Estate
Tasting Notes & Details
Bakers Chocolate | Spice | Roasty/Smoky tones
Altitude: 1650-1800 meters above sea level
Varietal: 100% Arabica peaberry. Bourbon (N39), Kent, SL-28, SL-34, TACRI, Ruiru-11, Batian
Process: Washed
Origin: Arusha region, Karatu district
Roast Level: Dark
Downloadable Tanzanian Peaberry spec sheet
Tanzania Peaberries
Tanzania peaberries are considered an East Africa classic and are constantly in high demand. Many of them, however, tend to trade on an outsize reputation and with less than perfect traceability. Nonetheless there certainly are exceptions, such as this coffee: a single-estate peaberry lot from the Vohora siblings, part of an outstanding, multi-generational family who take climate preservation and quality equally seriously.
Edelweiss Estate
Edelweiss Estate is a 400-hectare coffee plantation in the Karatu district of Tanzania. The estate is technically comprised of two conjoined farms—Edelweiss and Gaia Farm—and is owned and managed by Neel and Kavita Vohora, siblings, multi-generation coffee growers, and agricultural entrepreneurs in this extremely unique part of East Africa. Both farms are cultivated along the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest unbroken caldera in the world and a breathtakingly scenic landscape of escarpments and fertile open range that has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979.
Of the 400 hectares that comprise Edelweiss Estate, 260 are planted with coffee. These planted hectares are sub-divided into 50 blocs by microclimate or coffee variety, allowing the Vohoras and their harvest staff of 650 to manage each specific need of the farm in an orderly way. Neel and Kavita have been steady suppliers for a few years, and beyond the ever-in-demand peaberries that have become synonymous with Tanzania specialty, the brother and sister have put their size and expertise to use introducing a dizzying variation of processing styles into the world.