{"product_id":"tanzania-karatu-vohora-sl-28","title":"Tanzania Karatu — Vohora SL-28","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTanzania Karatu — Vohora SL-28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFermented Washed Microlot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome coffees surprise you with how different they are. This one surprised us with how good something so balanced can be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis SL-28 microlot comes from Neel and Kavita Vohora in Karatu, Tanzania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is deeply sweet, full-bodied, and incredibly pleasant to drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraham cracker and brown sugar give the cup a rich, familiar sweetness. Red apple brings just enough brightness to keep everything alive, eventually giving way to something almost caramel-like as the cup settles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd underneath it all is a deep, syrupy body that brings everything together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing is fighting for your attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt just works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavor Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGraham Cracker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrown Sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed Apple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing we notice is the sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown sugar. Graham cracker. Caramel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen comes red apple—a gentle fruit acidity that gives the cup some lift before seeming to melt right back into all that sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is deep and syrupy, giving the coffee a richness that stays with you after each sip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if you spend some time with it, there is more to find. Plum, stone fruit, nuts, citrus—little things that can appear and disappear depending on how you brew it and where you are in the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might find those.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might find something completely different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's kind of the point.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you love coffee that is sweet, rich, and balanced, start here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't an aggressively bright coffee. It isn't funky or experimental for the sake of being different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's approachable enough to simply make a really great cup of coffee, but there's enough happening underneath to reward you when you decide to pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's one of our favorite kinds of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEasy to love. Worth getting curious about.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Neel \u0026amp; Kavita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeel and Kavita Vohora are a brother-and-sister team carrying forward generations of their family's work with coffee in northern Tanzania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir family has farmed near Karatu, along the outer ridges of the Ngorongoro caldera, since the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Neel oversees the farms and much of their work with different coffee cultivars and processing methods. Kavita leads the export side of the family business and is also their lead cupper and a licensed Q-grader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we appreciate about their work is the curiosity behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey separate coffees by cultivar and continually experiment with how each one is handled—not simply to make something unusual, but to understand what can make each coffee better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot is one result of that work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Little About SL-28\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSL-28 is a coffee cultivar closely associated with some of the great coffees of East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's especially well known in Kenya, but its history is also connected to Tanzania, where it continues to thrive on the Vohoras' farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSL-28 is capable of producing beautiful fruit and acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what we love about this particular expression is what happens around that brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red apple is there, but so are brown sugar, body, and an almost caramelized sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo single piece needs to dominate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood coffee doesn't always have to choose a side.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Process\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFermented \u0026amp; Washed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeel and Kavita are thoughtful about how processing affects the coffee they grow, adjusting their approach to bring out the best in different cultivars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's important to us because processing can easily become the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, it isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you're left with is a coffee that tastes sweet, clean, rich, and unmistakably itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe process serves the coffee—not the other way around.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow We Like to Brew It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour Over\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe love this one as a pour over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives the red apple a little room to show itself while keeping the graham cracker, brown sugar, and syrupy body right there with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut don't worry too much about chasing our tasting notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrew it the way you like your coffee. Drink it hot. Let it cool. Pay attention one morning and barely think about it the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffee doesn't need to be a test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt just needs to be yours.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoffee Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neel \u0026amp; Kavita Vohora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karatu District, Arusha Region, Tanzania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,650–1,800 MASL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e SL-28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermented \u0026amp; Washed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Final Invitation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of work happened before this coffee ever reached us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerations of a family growing coffee in Tanzania. Neel and Kavita learning their land and their cultivars. Harvesting, processing, exporting, roasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe take that work seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when the coffee finally reaches you, we think something should change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt stops being about us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow it's your morning. Your kitchen. Your favorite mug. Your taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe you find the brown sugar we did. Maybe the apple jumps out at you. 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