What does Tanzania coffee taste like?

Tanzania specialty coffees on Tamp span honey, natural, washed processing methods across 50 roasters. See the individual coffees below for specific tasting notes — each Tanzania roaster leans slightly differently depending on their sourcing and roast style.

Where can I buy Tanzania specialty coffee in Europe?

50 European roasters currently have Tanzania coffees on Tamp — including Five Senses Coffee, Anthology Coffee, Assembly Coffee. Most ship across the EU, and Tamp links through to each roaster's live catalogue.

What is the best Tanzania coffee?

Tanzania coffees Tamp drinkers reach for most often include Amani - Tanzania by Cypher Urban Roastery, Amara - Tanzania by Cypher Urban Roastery, Eclipse - Tanzania by Cypher Urban Roastery. Preference depends on whether you like washed clarity, natural sweetness, or something in between — click through to each coffee for tasting notes.

What processing methods are used for Tanzania coffee?

Tanzania coffees on Tamp use 3 processing methods: honey, natural, washed. Each method shapes the cup differently — washed is clean and acidic, natural is sweet and fruity, honey sits between.

How fresh are the Tanzania coffees listed on Tamp?

Each coffee page reflects what is currently on the roaster's shelf. As new harvests land and old lots sell out, the listings update — usually daily.

Read the bag, know the farm

Tanzania

74 coffees · 50 roasters · 3 processing methods

Photo by MARIOLA GROBELSKA on Unsplash

Tanzania gets unfairly compared to its northern neighbour. The cups are different. The growing regions split between the north — Kilimanjaro and Meru — and the south around Mbeya, with altitudes from 1,200 to 2,000 metres on farms ranging from tiny smallholders to larger estates.

Tanzanian specialty tends brighter and wilder than the standard Kenyan template — think tropical fruit, blackberry, lemon, sometimes a wine-like quality that can take a good roast or flatten with a bad one. Bourbon, Kent, and N39 are the varieties to know. Peaberry — small round single-bean lots — shows up often and commands its own premium.

Look for Mbeya lots in particular. The southern highlands have been producing some of the most interesting Tanzanian specialty coffees of the past few years.

Tanzania wordt onterecht vergeleken met zijn noorderbuur. De koppen verschillen. De teeltgebieden splitsen tussen het noorden — Kilimanjaro en Meru — en het zuiden rond Mbeya, met hoogtes van 1.200 tot 2.000 meter op boerderijen variërend van piepkleine smallholders tot grotere landgoederen.

Tanzaniaanse specialty neigt helderder en wilder dan het standaard Keniaanse sjabloon — denk tropisch fruit, braam, citroen, soms een wijnachtige kwaliteit die een goede roast aankan of bij een slechte vervlakt. Bourbon, Kent en N39 zijn de variëteiten om te kennen. Peaberry — kleine ronde enkele-boon-lots — duikt vaak op en commandeert zijn eigen premium.

Let vooral op Mbeya-lots. De zuidelijke hooglanden hebben de afgelopen jaren enkele van de interessantste Tanzaniaanse specialty-koffies geleverd.

Tansania wird zu Unrecht mit seinem nördlichen Nachbarn verglichen. Die Tassen sind anders. Die Anbauregionen teilen sich zwischen dem Norden — Kilimandscharo und Meru — und dem Süden rund um Mbeya auf, mit Höhen von 1.200 bis 2.000 Metern auf Farmen, die von winzigen Smallholdern bis zu größeren Estates reichen.

Tansanischer Specialty neigt heller und wilder als die übliche kenianische Schablone — tropische Früchte, Brombeere, Zitrone, manchmal eine weinartige Qualität, die einen guten Röst verträgt oder bei einem schlechten flach wird. Bourbon, Kent und N39 sind die Sorten, die man kennen sollte. Peaberry — kleine, runde Single-Bohnen-Lots — taucht häufig auf und verlangt seinen eigenen Aufschlag.

Halt besonders nach Mbeya-Lots Ausschau. Das südliche Hochland hat in den letzten Jahren einige der interessantesten tansanischen Specialty-Kaffees hervorgebracht.