Zambia Kateshi Estate AA
Zambia Kateshi Estate AA
Zambia Kateshi Estate AA
Balanced roast intensity and sweetness, notes of brown sugar and pancake syrup fade to malted chocolate, bittering cocoa notes, and herbal aroma. Thick-bodied and bittersweet when roasted dark. City+ to Full City+.
Full Cupping Notes
This lot from Kateshi Estate has a clean scent of raw sugars, with a fresh green herbal note, and hint of spice. The aroma gives off notes of molasses, sorghum syrup, and basil. The flavor profile at City+ shows balanced roast intensity and sweetness, notes of brown sugar fading to malted chocolate, with bittering cocoa notes in the aftertaste. Caramelized sweetness comes up as the coffee cools off a bit, along with a note of pancake syrup. While far from "fruited", there's a citrus aroma in the light roasts that gives the cup some acidity (or at least an impression of acidity). Herbal notes accent the citrus note, and hint at lemon basil, and dried sage. The hefty body that comes with full immersion brew methods really suit this coffee (like French Press), distilling down cup flavors into a cohesive, full bodied brew.
Specs
Region Kasama Processing Wet Process (Washed) Drying Method Patio Sun-Dried Arrival date February 2025 Arrival Lot size 15 Bag size 60 KG Packaging GrainPro Liner Cultivar Detail Catimor Grade AA Appearance .6 d/300gr, 15-19 Screen Roast Recommendations City to Full City+; sweetness holds up to dark roasting
Product Overview
Product Overview
| process method | Wet Process (Washed) |
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| cultivar | Modern Hybrids |
| farm gate | No |
Farm Notes
Farm Notes
Origin & Farm Notes
Zambia is not a coffee growing country we see many samples from. There is plenty of coffee being exported from the region, but their coffee-growing history is much younger than those that surround them. The first coffee was planted in Zambia in the 1950s, however, it wasn't until the last few decades that it became a major contributor to Zambia's agri-business sector. Kateshi is one of a 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 at Kateshi ranges from 1300 to 1500 meters above sea level. This is the wet process lot of a pair we picked up from Kateshi, the other dry process we've already sold out of. "AA" refers to bean size range, 15 - 17 1/64ths of an inch in this case. 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.
Specs
Specs
Technical Specifications
Key specifications and operating details for this product.
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Zambia Kateshi Estate AA
Zambia Kateshi Estate AA
Balanced roast intensity and sweetness, notes of brown sugar and pancake syrup fade to malted chocolate, bittering cocoa notes, and herbal aroma. Thick-bodied and bittersweet when roasted dark. City+ to Full City+.
Full Cupping Notes
This lot from Kateshi Estate has a clean scent of raw sugars, with a fresh green herbal note, and hint of spice. The aroma gives off notes of molasses, sorghum syrup, and basil. The flavor profile at City+ shows balanced roast intensity and sweetness, notes of brown sugar fading to malted chocolate, with bittering cocoa notes in the aftertaste. Caramelized sweetness comes up as the coffee cools off a bit, along with a note of pancake syrup. While far from "fruited", there's a citrus aroma in the light roasts that gives the cup some acidity (or at least an impression of acidity). Herbal notes accent the citrus note, and hint at lemon basil, and dried sage. The hefty body that comes with full immersion brew methods really suit this coffee (like French Press), distilling down cup flavors into a cohesive, full bodied brew.
Specs
| Region | Kasama |
|---|---|
| Processing | Wet Process (Washed) |
| Drying Method | Patio Sun-Dried |
| Arrival date | February 2025 Arrival |
| Lot size | 15 |
| Bag size | 60 KG |
| Packaging | GrainPro Liner |
| Cultivar Detail | Catimor |
| Grade | AA |
| Appearance | .6 d/300gr, 15-19 Screen |
| Roast Recommendations | City to Full City+; sweetness holds up to dark roasting |