Coffee Description
Congolese 'Katana' is a naturally-processed coffee with a creamy and heavy body. This coffee has flavors of malt balls, cherry cola, strawberry, and hibiscus, with an aroma of bubble gum and butterscotch. This is a unique offering that we are excited to have on our lineup!
Roast Level from the Roaster
Refers to the roast level in comparison with other coffees from the roaster
Light/Medium
Variety
Blue Mountain
Process
Natural
Elevation
1450 - 1750 masl
Region
Lake Kivu
About Katana Station of DR Congo
Congolese 'Katana' is from the Katana Station in the Kabare Territory, located just inland from the southwestern banks of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The area benefits from abundant rainfall, ideal altitude, volcanic soils, and its proximity to the equator, all contributing factors to fantastic growing conditions for coffee in the DRC, where robusta coffee has grown freely in the wild for hundreds of years. Since the late 1800s, people have started to cultivate arabica coffee in the DRC, but political and economic unrest have made it difficult for Congolese coffee to be farmed and exported. In 2012, the DRC government launched a program to revive the production and export of coffee, leading to specialty coffee being grown and a push for quality as it’s being processed. We are looking forward to seeing more incredible coffee from the DRC in the future.
Lake Kivu, DR Congo
Noble Coffee Roasting
Eight-time Good Food Award winner (and ten-time finalist) Noble Coffee Roasting began, as many successful roasting companies do, in the garage of husband-wife team Jared and Carolyn Rennie, way back in 2007. Named after Jared's grandfather, Noble Duke, within two years Noble Coffee had moved to its current roastery/café location just off 4th street in the quirky, charming town of Ashland Oregon.
"We believe that amazing coffee starts by sourcing the highest quality green coffees from organic farms and cooperatives, continues in the crafting of coffees with great attention upon roasting, and ends in the fine details of brewing. We are fully devoted to this process."
