Yahoo, the Ugandan Rwenzori has arrived. Had this last year and its just as sweet again. The Rwenzori Mountains are in Western Uganda, over by Congo, completely on the other side of the country than the famed Bugisu beans and Mt. Elgon. The Rwenzori Mountains are “the mountains of the moon”; and on the other side of the mountains is the Congo Kivu growing region. These are part of a motivated co-op known as Kyagalanyi Farmer’s Cooperative and they get credit for producing a small lot of specialty-grade natural-processed coffee in East Uganda. And it is amazing! They are growing the Kenya varietals of SL-14 and SL-28 at 6000 feet altitude.
It has a malty, bread-like undertone with chocolate and fruit. Fascinatingly good. Almost a creamy banana undertone in there.