September’s Coffee of the Month is Ugandan “White Nile” Dark Roast!
We’re pleased to be able to offer our “White Nile” Uganda Dark Roast coffee for the first time in over 3 years. Uganda was a popular reserve coffee of ours when we last had it. It only lasted us a few months and then has been gone… until now! This is the perfect time to enjoy a great African reserve coffee at our standard Coffee Lover’s Club price. After September, the Ugandan will be priced at its normal price of $18.95/lb.
Our Ugandan coffee offers a very pleasing flavor with hints of fruit in the tones and a nutty, full body. “White Nile” Ugandan beans are known for their extreme smoothness coupled with subtle fruit notes. Our roast introduces a nice, smoky hint that really completes the flavor of the overall cup. While it does have a distinctively different flavor, the Sumatra coffee lovers out there will really appreciate the characteristics of this Ugandan bean.
“White Nile” coffee was the frontrunner in organic coffees in Uganda providing all of the organic coffee benefits. The coffee grows at elevations exceeding 4,500 feet in an area that gets the perfect amount of rainfall. The exporters of this coffee describe their coffee this way: “As well as being the original source of coffee, Uganda is also the source of the Nile. The mighty Nile begins its journey from the sun-drenched shores of Lake Victoria and meanders across Uganda before heading north to Egypt. The fine White Nile Organic Coffee (Okoro Washed Arabica) grows in Uganda’s West Nile province, an area rich in wildlife and natural beauty. The coffee grows under the sprawling arms of the Ficus or Banyan Tree, whose bark is occasionally harvested to make the ceremonial bark cloth of the tribal kings. White Nile Organic Coffee has a moderate to bold appearance. It has a rich, mellow flavour with slight fruity hints backed by a very full body and smooth finish.”
Uganda’s population is predominantly rural with its highest concentration of people in the southern region. Its economy has great potential as Uganda has many natural resources at its disposal. Political instability has kept it from ever seeing that potential. Ethical coffee growing is one of the ways many farmers are trying to achieve economic stability.
We hope you enjoy our “White Nile” Uganda coffee. We’re pretty excited to offer it once again!
Dan – CICR