Organic Umoja Congo Coffee - Medium Roast
UMOJA: Swahili for SOLIDARITY
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Region: South Kivu in the Great Lakes of D.R. Congo
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Washed
Certification: Organic, Fair Trade
Good For: Pour Over, French Press, Drip, and deliciously AMAZING on Espresso
8oz/ Single-Origin
Taste notes: Chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, red currant
Has a unique flavor and aftertaste that is hard to pinpoint, but is delicious. A delightful flavor that comes alive in espresso drinks, such as lattes, cappuccinos, and flat whites, but also enjoyable in other brewing methods.
This coffee is sourced from Mighty Peace Coffee- A social impact importer that is dedicated to ethical and sustainable practices. They are also part of the Fair Trade, which stimulates economic activity and ensures the living standards of hardworking farmers to help end poverty, conflict, and injustice in D.R. Congo.
“The DRC'S rich tradition of specialty coffee has been preserved and is now becoming the industry’s best kept ‘secret’,” Mighty Peace Coffee.
UMOJA: Swahili for SOLIDARITY
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Region: South Kivu in the Great Lakes of D.R. Congo
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Washed
Certification: Organic, Fair Trade
Good For: Pour Over, French Press, Drip, and deliciously AMAZING on Espresso
8oz/ Single-Origin
Taste notes: Chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, red currant
Has a unique flavor and aftertaste that is hard to pinpoint, but is delicious. A delightful flavor that comes alive in espresso drinks, such as lattes, cappuccinos, and flat whites, but also enjoyable in other brewing methods.
This coffee is sourced from Mighty Peace Coffee- A social impact importer that is dedicated to ethical and sustainable practices. They are also part of the Fair Trade, which stimulates economic activity and ensures the living standards of hardworking farmers to help end poverty, conflict, and injustice in D.R. Congo.
“The DRC'S rich tradition of specialty coffee has been preserved and is now becoming the industry’s best kept ‘secret’,” Mighty Peace Coffee.
UMOJA: Swahili for SOLIDARITY
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Region: South Kivu in the Great Lakes of D.R. Congo
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Washed
Certification: Organic, Fair Trade
Good For: Pour Over, French Press, Drip, and deliciously AMAZING on Espresso
8oz/ Single-Origin
Taste notes: Chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, red currant
Has a unique flavor and aftertaste that is hard to pinpoint, but is delicious. A delightful flavor that comes alive in espresso drinks, such as lattes, cappuccinos, and flat whites, but also enjoyable in other brewing methods.
This coffee is sourced from Mighty Peace Coffee- A social impact importer that is dedicated to ethical and sustainable practices. They are also part of the Fair Trade, which stimulates economic activity and ensures the living standards of hardworking farmers to help end poverty, conflict, and injustice in D.R. Congo.
“The DRC'S rich tradition of specialty coffee has been preserved and is now becoming the industry’s best kept ‘secret’,” Mighty Peace Coffee.
FARMER HIGHLIGHT
Description: Umoja coffee thrives to fruition in the Congolese forested highlands - elevation ranging from 1,480 - 2,000 meters. The cooperation with whom we work consists of 11,600 members, mostly small farmers, men and women for whom coffee is a vital and even sole source of income and stability.
Your order supports 1,050 specialty farmers and 600 cooperative leaders. Their fully-integrated coffee business is enabling multiple stakeholders to help improve the living conditions of its members, providing schooling, housing, jobs, and reducing coffee smuggling on Lake Kivu, while promoting women's pygmy rights.
