Washed Arabica
Uganda's highland coffee — bright, clean, and grown by hand.
Specifications
- Origin
- Uganda's highlands (sourced across regions — not one single mountain)
- Process
- Washed
- Grade
- Specialty — typically 83–85 SCA
- Altitude
- 1,300–2,200 masl (typical)
- Cultivars
- SL14 & SL28, plus regional/indigenous types (typical)
- Harvest
- Near year-round supply — Uganda's two rainy seasons stagger harvest by region
- Bag weight
- 60 kg GrainPro
Exact region, washing station, and lot are confirmed on our current offer sheet when you request a sample.
Cup profile
Our highland Washed Arabica from across Uganda's mountains. Citrus, red wine, caramel and cocoa; bright, juicy acidity, clean finish. Specialty grade, typically 83–85 SCA.
Every batch is cupped before it ships, so what you taste in the sample is what you get in the order.
- Acidity
- Bright, juicy
- Body
- Medium, smooth
- Sweetness
- Caramel, cocoa
- Finish
- Clean
- Best use
- Filter single-origin, espresso blend component
- Suggested roast
- Light to medium (City to City+)
How it's grown and processed
Farmers pick each cherry by hand across Uganda's highland regions — places like Mount Elgon, the Rwenzori Mountains, and West Nile. Most farms are small, family-run, and grow coffee alongside banana trees for shade.
After picking, the cherries are washed: the skin comes off, the beans sit in water to clean off the sticky layer underneath, then dry slowly in the sun. Washing is what gives this coffee its clean, bright cup.
We pay farmers more
We pay our farmers roughly 15–30% more than Uganda's average coffee price.
See exactly how, with real numbers →When you can get it
Uganda's two rainy seasons mean different highland regions harvest at different times of year, so we usually have fresh Washed Arabica available across most of the calendar — not just one tight harvest window. Ask us what's freshest right now.
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See pricing →Every order also supports Shule Yako, our education program for children in the farming communities we source from.
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We send 150g free. If you want more than that, you pay the extra shipping. Depending on where you are, we may cover the shipping on the free sample, or ask you for a small fee. We tell you which one applies when you send your request.
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