Clifton Coffee Roasters: EQ V.16 Seasonal Espresso

Our seasonal espresso blend.

45% COLOMBIA – YERWA WOMEN’S PROJECT (WASHED)

The Yerwa are an indigenous community settled in the Cesar region of North Eastern Colombia. In partnership with Café ANEI and the Colombian Government we are supporting the planting of 2 hectares of coffee each and 150 plantain shade trees for 91 women of the Yerwa Community.

20% RWANDA – NKOARA LOT 2 (NATURAL)

Nkora Washing station is the oldest and largest coffee washing station in Rwanda. Located in the Rutsiro district in the Western Province of Rwanda, approximately 150km from the capital – Kigali, Nkora sits on the Eastern banks of Lake Kivu and processes cherries from over 4,000 farmers. The coffee is handpicked, then left to sun dry on raised African beds for 25-30 days.

35% TANZANIA – BURKA / SELIAN ESTATE (NATURAL)

Burka Coffee Estate was founded in 1899 by German settlers just outside the town of Arusha. The coffee trees were first planted in 1918 and the Burka Estate currently employs 200 permanent staff along with 5000 temporary staff involved in picking / sorting at the height of the harvest season. All permanent staff are provided with housing and with salaries set at least 20% above minimum government requirements. They are also provided with social security, labour union membership, free education and onsite healthcare.