Katanda - Uganda
We’ve been using Katanda as our staple filter offering at our locations for over two years yet it still impresses us with its unique flavour. That’s not all though, this bean showcases a unique roast profile ideal for espresso enthusiasts.
Sourced from the picturesque region of western Uganda, near the DRC border in the famed 'Mountains of the Moon,' the beans are meticulously processed at Bugoye Coffee Station.
The result is a vibrant and sweet cup that truly delights the senses. For an optimal tasting experience, we suggest savoring this coffee sans milk to fully appreciate its bright and zesty flavours.
PROCESS - WASHED
ALTITUDE - 1,300 - 2,000 MASL
VARIETIES - SL14/SL28
TASTE NOTES - BLACKBERRY, APPLE, COLA
Sold and distributed in 250 gram vented bags.
We’ve been using Katanda as our staple filter offering at our locations for over two years yet it still impresses us with its unique flavour. That’s not all though, this bean showcases a unique roast profile ideal for espresso enthusiasts.
Sourced from the picturesque region of western Uganda, near the DRC border in the famed 'Mountains of the Moon,' the beans are meticulously processed at Bugoye Coffee Station.
The result is a vibrant and sweet cup that truly delights the senses. For an optimal tasting experience, we suggest savoring this coffee sans milk to fully appreciate its bright and zesty flavours.
PROCESS - WASHED
ALTITUDE - 1,300 - 2,000 MASL
VARIETIES - SL14/SL28
TASTE NOTES - BLACKBERRY, APPLE, COLA
Sold and distributed in 250 gram vented bags.
We’ve been using Katanda as our staple filter offering at our locations for over two years yet it still impresses us with its unique flavour. That’s not all though, this bean showcases a unique roast profile ideal for espresso enthusiasts.
Sourced from the picturesque region of western Uganda, near the DRC border in the famed 'Mountains of the Moon,' the beans are meticulously processed at Bugoye Coffee Station.
The result is a vibrant and sweet cup that truly delights the senses. For an optimal tasting experience, we suggest savoring this coffee sans milk to fully appreciate its bright and zesty flavours.
PROCESS - WASHED
ALTITUDE - 1,300 - 2,000 MASL
VARIETIES - SL14/SL28
TASTE NOTES - BLACKBERRY, APPLE, COLA
Sold and distributed in 250 gram vented bags.
Ethical Sourcing
RWENZORI, UGANDA
Katanda is an area of scattered communities at the southern end of the Rwenzori Mountains, and just a few miles north of the Equator . The smallholder farmers typically have just 1 or 2 acres of steep land on which to grow food for their families and coffee as their main cash crop and source of income.
Katanda has steep terrain and a poor supply of tapped water . In 2021 the farmers used some of their income f rom coffee to begin the installat ion of a clean water supply to supplement the exist ing system.
Our partners in Uganda (Agr i Evolve) have assisted wi th a grant of £2000 from their ACE2030 fund towards the cost of pipe and storage tanks. A further grant was be made in 2022 to help complete the work. When Martin (UK Ambassador for Agr i Evolve) visited the site in April 2022, he saw the system where clean water enters the tank directly from a protected spring before being piped by gravity down to the communities lower down the hillside.
In much of East Africa it is still considered normal for women and children to spend hours each day fetching water from streams some distance from their houses.
Providing clean, pure, spring water to standpipes near to where people live will save time and improve health allowing farmers to spend more of their time on productive income generating work rather than carrying water .
Katanda is also an area with few trees, and so through the ACE2030 programme we are encouraging farmers to grow and plant trees. We are establishing community tree nurseries which will produce young plants of native species. When planted, they grow quickly and as they mature, they will help prevent soil erosion, and provide firewood which is still the main source of fuel for cooking. They also improve the quality of coffee through the effect of providing shade. Fruit trees will help improve diet and provide additional sources of income.
