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Coffee Details

Flavor: Orange, stone fruit, chocolate

Roast Level: Medium roast

Origin: Tanzania

Content: Half pound (227 grams)

Roaster's Notes

Only Tanzania coffee beans sized 18 screen or larger can earn the AA designation.

The green beans are plump and full, giving off a light, sweet aroma of grass and fruit.

Tanzania sits in eastern Africa, and its flavors are quite similar to Kenyan coffee.

Yet its flavor complexity and variation are in no way inferior.

When the beans finish dehydrating during the roast, captivating nut and stone fruit aromas fill the roasting room.

Near the second crack, the overall fruit character — with orange and citrus peel notes — keeps testing the roaster's patience.

Customer Cupping Feedback

"I rarely drink coffee beans from this country."

"It tastes rich and smooth, with a gentle sweet-and-sour quality."

"Walnut, chocolate, and fruit flavors are well balanced."

"Very suitable for someone like me who is new to specialty coffee."

"Paired with a Feng Tang cinnamon roll, its captivating layered flavors come through even more."

Grown on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, it is the king of Tanzanian coffee. Tanzania's coffee cultivation is 75% Arabica and 25% Robusta. Among all varieties, the Bourbon cultivar performs best in terms of taste, aroma, and body. Each time I taste a Tanzanian Kilimanjaro, it reminds me of Kenyan coffee — just with less intense acidity, though its sweetness gives up nothing to Kenya. Under a medium-dark roast it brings out the coexistence of bitterness and acidity even better. With its excellent flavor, stable quality, and affordable price, it is truly worth trying.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Tanzania's Kenya-like profile appeals to you, a clean washed African coffee makes a rewarding comparison. FrontStreet Yirgacheffe Gotiti is an Ethiopian single origin at G1 grade, washed and roasted medium-light, showing elegant white florals, citrus and orange, and a green tea finish.

For a fruitier, more naturally sweet African cup, FrontStreet Huakui is naturally processed and full of tropical fruit — cream strawberry, mango, jackfruit, citrus, and blueberry — with high sweetness and very little bitterness.

And if you would rather stay with a softly balanced, low-acid profile, FrontStreet Brazil Queen's Estate offers cream, peanut, toasted bread, and sugarcane sweetness from the rare Yellow Bourbon variety, mellow and clean in the finish.