Bulaago Natural [2021]

A new region for us and the team at Zukuka Bora. Located about 20km south of Sipi Falls, Bulaago has a long history producing coffee and many coffee exporters have started projects here but they have not lasted long. Bulaago is one of the highest communities on Mt Elgon, but also one of the most inaccessible. The roads are treacherous at the best of times, let alone in a very wet season like we just had. Due to the isolation the coffee is taken down from Bulaago via boda boda (motorcycle), where it can be loaded up before making its way to Mbale to be processed. The record was a fleet of 20 bikes each carrying 130kg each down the rough hour-long tracks to the nearest drivable road. Zukuka Bora was also able to relocate some experienced team members from Muyanda to Bulaago for the season to help and educate the local farmers. We are very happy with the coffee from the first season at Bulaago and we can't wait to see it improve in years to come. The Natural process begins with ripe cherries being purchased from small hold farmers before being transported to Mbale in special bags designed to store maize. The coffee is then dried on raised beds until it hits a desired moisture level. The Bulaago Natural is super clean with notes of strawberries and cream and fresh blueberries, accompanied with a hint of boozy merlot. We imported this coffee directly from our partners at Zukuka Bora. DEEP DIVE + PRODUCER : Zukuka Bora CROP YEAR : 2021 COUNTRY : Uganda REGION : Bulaago ELEVATION : 2100 MASL VARIETAL : SL14 & SL28 PROCESSING : NATURAL IMPORTER/PARTNER : Commonfolk GEO TAG DOWNLOAD PDF ESPRESSO RECIPE + ESPRESSO MACHINE This is just a starting place. We encourage experimenting and breaking the rules. DOSE : 21g YIELD : 48g TIME : 28 seconds TEMP : 94.5 degrees NOTES : FILTER RECIPE + V60 RECIPE This is just a starting place. We encourage experimenting and breaking the rules. DOSE : 30g YIELD : 500g TIME : 2:45 - 3 minutes NOTES : Add 60g of water and bloom for 45 second