This coffee is from Sironko, Uganda, sourced from the Coffee Gardens project led by Norman Mukuru at The Coffee Yard. The coffee is an anaerobic natural processed lot featuring SL28 and SL14 varieties. Grown in the foothills of Mount Elgon across the districts of Sironko, Mbale, Bulambuli, and Kapchorwa, it is produced by registered farmers engaged through a network of lead farmers and buying agents trained to meet international standards including Rainforest Alliance Certification. The cup profile features pineapple, plum, cocoa, and cherry liquor notes with an explosion of fruit and warming liquor that is sweet and funky.
Jolly Bean Roastery operates from an old mill in Sowerby Bridge, in West Yorkshire's Calder Valley. It started on a 1kg roaster, graduated to a 2.5kg machine nicknamed Tony that the team drove from Portsmouth wedged into a hatchback, and now runs a 10kg Besca. They source ethically and work to keep overheads low enough to make rare and experimental coffees accessible, including lots processed with anaerobic and maceration techniques from Colombian producers. The roastery also runs Giddy Arts, a sister café in Saltaire opposite Salts Mill, which doubles as a general store with a plastic free refill section where customers can bring old coffee bags for freshly roasted beans.
