12. Barista Cats Festive Blend

Our Festive Blend brings together two very different East African coffees, Rwanda Isano Lot 1, a washed Red Bourbon and the second is Uganda Mubuku, produced by smallholder farmers on and around the slopes of the Rwenzori Mountains. Both of which appear as a single origin in the calendar so you’ll get to enjoy each flavour profile separately.

The two coffees provide very different characteristics. Uganda brings deeper sweetness, cherry and warming spice, while Rwanda contributes additional sweetness, structure and bright fruit.

Rather than roasting the two green coffees together, we roast each component separately. This allows us to use a roast profile suited specifically to each bean before combining the finished coffees. Differences in altitude, density, varietal and processing mean the two origins do not necessarily respond best to the same roast. Only after roasting and cooling do we bring them together as the final blend.