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Cola, Almond, Satsuma
Producer: Small Holders Farmers
Origin: Sironko, Uganda
Varietal: SL28, SL34, Nyasalan
Elevation: 1900 masl
The story goes that during a famine centuries ago, the tribes moved east and stumbled across a river which proved their saviour. They named it ‘Sironko’, meaning 'solace' and 'peacefulness' in the Lumasaba language, spoken by the ethnic locals on the slopes of Mount Elgon. Our washing station is located in Budadiri subcounty near the famous river and processes coffee cherries from the surrounding communities, still sustained by this abundant water source.
We provide 'Good Agricultural Practices' (GAP) Training for partner farmers to help improve quality, productivity and yield, as well as agro inputs and seedlings. Our Sironko team also operate women and youth empowerment programs; running workshops addressing attitudinal change on resource ownership, acquisition and family participation, as well as creating farmer savings and loans groups to encourage long term economic stability in the community.
Selectively hand-picked cherries arrive at Sironko Washing Station where they are subjected to quality and weight tests. Automatic floatation separates the cherries by density into 3 quality grades, with the densest cherries representing the highest quality.
The selected cherries are then mechanically depulped fermented anaerobically, thoroughly washed and then dried in the sun on raised African beds.
At 1250 masl, the Sironko Coffee washing station sits in a unique location to accommodate arrivals from higher altitude farms up to 1850m along the slopes of Mt Elgon.
Mt Elgon is an extinct volcano on the border with Kenya and is thought to be the oldest volcano
on the African continent. The massive base and gentle slopes support thousands of smallholder farmers, with arabica coffee is cultivated across a broad band around the mountain between 1,200 and 2,200masl.
Volcanic soils, plentiful rain, high altitude and abundant sunshine are all contributing factors to the excellent terroir of the Mt Elgon region and the subsequent exceptional cup quality.
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Brought as a gift, your coffee comes highly recommended from previous purchases ☺️
Just great tasting coffee which is very forgiving of my lack of barista skills because it is just so good.
With all the "specialty single origin" coffe stores out there and after trying several promoted on social media ads, I accidentally found this one and let me tell you, all coffes I bought from them so far are neat. If quality stays like this, I'll keep buying for sure.
Delicious as I've come to expect from all Outpost coffees
Delicious coffee, expertly roasted and quickly delivered. My new go to
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A great coffee that definitely hits the spot with its terrific flavour!
fab coffee and great service when i went to the unit to collect.
Amazing!
Fantastic product from a seemingly fantastic and ethical roasters.
Though, not I could not quite hit the described flavour profile with my orea brewer. The coffee was still excellent. I'll definitely be back for another order!
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