This is our first release of Tanzanian coffee in 8 years. Each year we make our journey to Nairobi, Kenya where we cup dozens of fresh harvest samples of Kenyan coffees. NKG Tropical is always on our list of labs to visit, and inevitably a few Tanzanian coffees end up on the table there alongside the Kenyan offers. Two years ago our friend Christophe mentioned that the team was working on a natural project in Tanzania. After cupping through the initial type samples of the lot, we requested samples of the next harvest. Christophe was kind enough to send us pre shipment samples early on in the season, and we contracted it on the pre shipment sample. During our next visit to East Africa we hope to visit the Lloma society in person with the NKG team. LLOMA AMCOS The Lyela farmers group was founded in 2011, operating in a small volume up to 2018. Due to shifting governmental regulations, the Lyela FG was absorbed into the Lloma AMCOS, joining the 400 other producers who form this community. So named from the closest community, Lloma operates using water from the Vidawa River which runs through a Penagos ecopulper. In order to divert some water usage as well as produce a range of quality, they began a natural processing project in 2019.