Kalingwe, Uganda

In the foothills of Rwenzoris is Kalingwe, a small community made up of 3 groups of coffee farmers. There is a total of 107 farmers within this area who have been supported by Agri Evolve for over 5 years, helping with training to significantly improve their agronomy and harvesting techniques.

Once fully ripe the coffee cherries are picked and transported down to the Agri Evolve Coffee station. The cherries are graded, sundried for around 3 weeks before they are hulled, graded again, cleaned and bagged. The result is a bright and complex coffee with taste notes of cranberry, raspberry and nectarine.

Kalingwe from Uganda's Rwenzoris foothills represents the washed-process tradition of the region, a method that emphasizes clarity and brightness in the cup. Produced by Agri Evolve and roasted by 200 Degrees Coffee, this lot showcases the stone-fruit and berry character common to East African coffees processed this way. The tasting profile—cranberry, raspberry, and nectarine—suggests a coffee that leans toward the red-fruit end of the flavor spectrum, offering vibrant acidity and clean sweetness. Rwenzoris foothills coffees typically benefit from the region's elevation and volcanic soil, contributing to the complexity found in washed lots from this area.