Uganda Bugisu AA

Planted high up on the slopes of Mount Elgon allows the cherries here to mature slowly. Fully developing it’s flavours and a uniquely thick body that stands out among East African coffees.

• Uganda
• Fully Washed
• Bourbon
• 1,300 – 2,600 Meters

Roast Profile

Light Roast

Pepper & Spices
Spices
Honey
Nutty, Cocoa​
Floral
Floral
Red Berries
Fruity
Red Wine
Fermented
Citrus
Citrus
Herbal
Herbal

Black tea florals, honeyed walnut balanced with a winey acidity.

Roaster’s Choice

Pepper & Spices
Spices
Honey, Walnut
Nutty, Cocoa​
Floral
Floral
Red Berries
Fruity
Fermented
Fermented
Citrus
Citrus
Herbal
Herbal

A nutty and milk chocolate taste dominates over a very smooth, full-bodied brew. Hints of black tea at the finish.

Dark Roast

Pepper & Spices
Spices
Walnut, Dark Chocolate
Nutty, Cocoa​
Floral
Floral
Red Berries
Fruity
Fermented
Fermented
Citrus
Citrus
Herbal
Herbal

Very smooth and full-bodied. The dark chocolate comes with strong roasted nut taste. Reminds us of our favourite childhood chocolate.

Coffee from Bugisu is grown high up on the slopes of Mount Elgon. The coffee cherries here hail from the Bourbon varietal and definately-named-by-a-scientist-not-a-marketer varietals of SL-14 and SL-28. These varietals do particularly well at high-altitudes and harsh environments. Sharp temperature differences between the days and nights force the cherries to grow slowly over an extra-long maturation period. The result of this slow development process is higher sugar content and a thick body that is rare for an East African coffee.

Resting Your Coffee

Right after roasting, coffee needs some time to chill for a minimum of three days. Our roasting cycle ensures that when you receive the beans, it’ll already have rested the minimum needed. However, the flavours will continue to improve over a time. How long? Well that depends on the roasting level you ordered.

Generally your coffee will taste best after:

Light: 14-28 days
Roaster’s Choice: 10-21 days
Dark: 3-14 days

But tasting is really the best way to figure it out.

No Pre-Ground Beans?

Unfortunately no. We would love to make your experience as convenient as possible, and while grinding your own beans is firmly in the mildly to very annoying category, we simply can’t do this for you.

The reason being, the second you grind your beans, you expose every nook and cranny to delicious coffee’s nemesis: oxygen. Too much oxygen and your coffee can go stale before you receive it in the post.

As delicious tasting coffee is our most important product we can’t take the risk of sending you a convenient but bland ground beans. Our best advice would be for you to buy a grinder.