Uganda Muki Fruity Natural

We are so delighted to welcome a lot from a long admired supply chain in Uganda established by Dana, Micheal and Shak in 2017 - a trio united by a desire to unlock the potential that coffee can create for the community living on and working the land surrounding Mt Elgon in the East of the country.

In a highly liberalised coffee market, the Coffee Gardens has had to work hard to develop its value proposition for producers beyond just paying a high price for the amazing cherry that is grown. Alongside this, they provide post-season bonuses, additional income-generating and employment opportunities, tree distribution and a range of all-year-round training programs. They are also relatively unique in prioritising a transparent flow of information when it comes to payments, ensuring each registered farmer receives a contract and record book and receipts for every transaction.

This particular lot comes from a partnership with Norman Mukuru who founded 'The Coffee Yard' in 2018 - a collection point for local producers offering a range of post-harvest processing and dry mill services. The Muki fruity is a beautifully prepared naturally processed lot whereby the cherries have been floated (for separation) and drip dried before being fermented for 36 hours in lidded barrels and dried naturally on raised beds for a minimum of 21 days in the sunshine. The Coffee Gardens are providing him access to the international market and it is a partnership that is delivering great value back into the local area.

The microlot was named by combining the names of both Norman Mukuru and Maria Kirya. Maria, Head of Quality at The Coffee Yard, has been with the company since its inception in 2018 and brings years of experience, having worked in coffee since 2009. She is fundamental to coffee taste profile development and has a skilled palate to create lots that best showcase the coffee's quality, providing invaluable feedback to the producer and curating an amazing offer for the international market.

Once you have placed your order, you will receive an email to confirm it is being processed and then another one to let you know when it has been dispatched.

If you place your order before 12pm, we'll dispatch it the same working day! All orders are shipped with DPD next working day delivery as standard. Fully tracked delivery, with a one hour delivery window and real time delivery updates.

DPD offers the ability to change delivery address and date, opt for delivery to a neighbour or safe place, or redirect to a DPD Pickup shop, all while it's on the way to you! DPD aim to be the UK's most sustainable delivery company.

Operating times are 9am-5pm Mon-Friday. Orders placed after 12pm on Friday will not be processed until 9am Monday morning.

Local pickups take place from the Roastery on Tong Road. Please note our shutter doors will be down for security and temperature reasons but we are always in Monday-Friday between 9 and 5pm – just ring the doorbell on arrival

If you order 1-2 x 250g bags of coffee, they will be sent in a letterbox friendly package so that you do not need to be in to take receipt of your coffee.

Our 250g bags are 100% home compostable including the valve, seal and sticker! They will degrade in 6 months in a well managed home compost.

Our 1kg bags are currently in LDPE plastic - some councils will recycle this for you, if you are unsure simply take it to your local supermarket with your other plastic packaging.