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Here it is again folks, we missed out on him last year but like the biennial flowers of Sweet WIlliams and Forget Me Nots, we’re not always in control of bloom nor location. A switcheroo this time from Bududa to Bukhanakwa; when cupping this lot it was obvious the uni-crown had been passed this year. Reaching as high as 2200 MASL the Bukhanakwa ridge is a treacherous one, only accessible by foot both ways. Views as beautiful as any, when trekking it’s perilous muddy slopes, and isolated to not just Mbale but the rest of the world. Eventually the rains will hit, turning the slopes into literal slip ’n slides, making this one of the hardest places to live and access in the Mt Elgon region. Years ago the farmers would sell their crop to Kenyan buyers as it’s a similar trail to the other side, although technically in Uganda this coffee was missed out on for years.
As Zukuka Bora [ZB] became a more and more trusted name, returning year on year, paying well and paying bonuses. The producers of Bukhanakwa were able to support their isolated community, evolving not just their quality coffee but their way of life. We know you’ve been jonesing for The Unicorn, but here’s a unicorn, we love the OG Unicorn, but sometimes you have to let these things ride, or fly in the case of our Pegasus filter blend. The coffee cherries are purchased at ZB’s Wanale station, and pulped here for both honey and washed processes. For natural processing the whole cherry is transported to Muyanda station where the team can carefully monitor and dry the whole cherries turning as needed either in their parabolic drying chamber or moved outside to bask in the Ugandan sun when the rains may lapse for a smidge.
Did you know 20c from every kilogram of coffee roasted and every cup sold goes to The Cup That Counts.
