This lot comes from Glenmalure Farm, a specialty-focused farm owned by Vera Stucker and part of her larger estate, Ngila Coffee. Glenmalure is based in the Arusha region in Northern Tanzania on the slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater. The farm has grown coffee for around 100 years in an altitude from 1550 m to 1650 masl. They grow traditional varieties like Kent, Bourbons and SL28 and also Batian, Gesha and Pacamara. All coffees are grown under the shade of trees next to 80 hectares of preserved rainforest, going up to more than 1800 m high.
"The 2023-2024 season was difficult. A drought in 2023 was followed by heavy rains in early November due to the El NINO Effect .This has greatly benefited nature. Dry rivers again came to life and the freshwater comes bubbling down the mountains even. However, the early and long drought, which nearly destroyed the flower from the short rains, was finally followed by nice rains in the expansion time of the coffee cherries . After a first early harvest peak in June 2024, the individual stages of development could be observed well in August. You could see the harvest from September to December in your hand.
This year, the coffee beans are extremely heavy and large! This is a special vintage that we probably won't be seeing very often. The high scores caress the soul of us coffee farmers. This year we produced our traditional washed Kent as well as some micro-lots (Honey processed coffees, SL28 variety and a small volume of naturals). For the micro-lots, we only chose the coffee beans showing high Brix values.
N Working with nature and people for such a beautiful product is difficult but also a deeply fulfilling work. We hope you can cup this passion in the coffees we are sending to you!" - Vera Stuecker
