Ep. 756 Malawi Phoka AA/AB Washed


Apricot, red grape, milk chocolate

This juicy cup starts with a big hit of apricot on your first sip. Behind that is a hint of peach and little shoulder of treacle toffee sweetness, shifting to milk chocolate as it cools. The aftertaste is all about red berries - red grape, raspberry and lingonberry.

    • Country: Malawi
    • Region: Northern
    • District: Rumphi
    • Nearest town:
  • Mzuzu
  • Smallholders: Around 775 Farmers (roughly 550 male and 225 female)
  • Producer: Phoka Coffee Planters Cooperative
  • Altitude: 1,300–2,500 m.a.s.l.
  • Varietals: Geisha, Nyika, Agaro
  • Size grading: AA/AB
  • Processing method: Washed

Cupping Notes

Apricot, red grape, milk chocolate

  • Clean cup: (1–8): 6.5
  • Sweetness: (1–8): 6.5
  • Acidity: (1–8): 7
  • Mouthfeel: (1–8): 6
  • Flavour: (1–8): 6.5
  • Aftertaste: (1–8): 6
  • Balance: (1–8): 6
  • Overall: (1–8): 6.5
  • Correction:(+36): +36
  • Total (max. 100): 87

Roast Information
Medium - just up to the start of second, drop at the edge of second.