Bean Juice Club • Tanzania Mbeya Mwangoka, Natural
This month’s Bean Juice Club coffee is a naturally processed coffee from Mbozi District, Tanzania. It was grown and processed by the Mwangoka family who have owned and operated a specialty coffee farm since 2000.
Tasting Notes: White Grape 🍇, Strawberries 🍓, Sugarcane 🌾, & Mellow Tea Like Finish 🫖
Process: Natural (dry) process
Roast Level: Medium-Light
This month’s Bean Juice Club coffee is a naturally processed coffee from Mbozi District, Tanzania. It was grown and processed by the Mwangoka family who have owned and operated a specialty coffee farm since 2000.
Tasting Notes: White Grape 🍇, Strawberries 🍓, Sugarcane 🌾, & Mellow Tea Like Finish 🫖
Process: Natural (dry) process
Roast Level: Medium-Light
This month’s Bean Juice Club coffee is a naturally processed coffee from Mbozi District, Tanzania. It was grown and processed by the Mwangoka family who have owned and operated a specialty coffee farm since 2000.
Tasting Notes: White Grape 🍇, Strawberries 🍓, Sugarcane 🌾, & Mellow Tea Like Finish 🫖
Process: Natural (dry) process
Roast Level: Medium-Light
This year, Bean Juice Club coffees are available to everyone—no subscription needed! These rare and unique coffees are roasted in small batches, so quantities are extremely limited both online and in-store. Don’t miss your chance to grab a bag!
Producer: the Mwangoka family who own & operate the GD Mwangoka Estate.
Location: Mbeya Mwangoka Farm, Mbozi District, Songwe Region.
Processing: Natural
Drying Method: Raised Beds
Varieties: Bourbon & Kent
Elevation: 1,450 - 1,850
Notes from the Importer: The Grivas family took up stewardship of GDM Farm over 20 years ago, headed by Richard Grivas and his son. Mr. Grivas is a second generation farmer and the first manage one of the few Tanzanian-owned coffee estates. Mr. Grivas has his sights set on improving quality and the local community through the farm. Over 200 seasonal workers are part of the GD Mwangoka Estate, and the estate also supports a network of smallholders living in the surrounding vicinity.
Only around 5% of Tanzania’s green coffee comes from large estates. The GD Mwangoka Estate Farm spans 400 hectares at an altitude of of 1,450 - 1,9900 msl in the southern highlands near the Mbozi meteorite that was discovered in the 1930s. The GD Mwangoka Estate produces ~300 metric tons of washed Arabica and 100 metric tons of natural Arabica green coffee annually. Most of Tanzania’s coffee volume is wash processed, but estates GD Mwangoka have the resources to carry out methods like naturals to further explore the flavor profiles that Tanzanian green coffee has to offer.
Workers harvest ripe cherries on the estate and deliver them to the pulping unit and drying station on-site. The cherries are hand-sorted to separate perfectly ripe, overripe, and underripe fruits before they’re set out to dry on raised beds. It can take up to 21 days to dry a harvest, depending on the weather, and the cherries are turned often to ensure even drying and good quality.
