This coffee is produced by 224 smallholders from the Idiwili, Idunda, and Ipyana villages in the Mbozi District of the Songwe Region, Tanzania. Grown at an altitude of 1300-1700 meters, this Bourbon variety coffee undergoes an anaerobic natural process. The cherries are fermented in airtight barrels for 72 hours before being dried on raised beds for 24-30 days. The flavor profile features notes of cranberries, wild strawberries, and stewed apples, complemented by a creamy marzipan and cacao nibs body.
Pharmacie Coffee Roasters was founded by Rick Curtis, who spent over five years running specialty coffee shops in Brighton and Hove before opening the roastery in Lewes, East Sussex, in 2021. The name was inspired by a 1970s French pharmacie sign Rick kept behind his couch and the "drugs" signage at Stumptown in Portland, which had shaped his coffee thinking. The move to Lewes came at the suggestion of Danny Tapper from Beak Brewery, who pointed Rick to an old warehouse at the Cliffe Industrial Estate. Rick roasts on a Giesen W15 and also offers a co roasting service, hiring out the equipment to other coffee professionals. The space hosts a seven day brew bar, social bike rides, live music, art exhibitions, and training sessions.
