A refreshing flavor reminiscent of black tea and flowers.
The bright acidity is condensed, and you can also feel the subtle sweetness of brown sugar after the medium roast.
Regardless of the degree of roasting, from light roasting to deep roasting, you can enjoy the gorgeous aroma as it is.
It may not be familiar in Japan, but in Zambia, the coffee production business started in 1972.
In the first half of the 2000s, it began to produce 6,000 tons of coffee per year, and it was widely used, mainly in Europe.
However, CBD (Coffee Berry Disease), which has been rampant mainly in Africa, has also affected Zambian coffee, and production has plummeted. Zambia comes to the crisis in coffee.
Many farmers were forced to switch to other crops, but in 2012, Olam, an international coffee company with high hopes for Zambia's high potential, embarked on a revival of its coffee business and purchased NCCL (Northern Coffee Corporation Ltd), a local company that produces this crop.
Rather than buying coffee cheaply, they are working to produce Zambian coffee that exceeds its heyday by operating in consideration of the local environment and the lives of farmers.
The product name Gran Reina means "queen".
In 2016, the farm was certified by the Rainforest Alliance (as of 2022, it has shifted to its own standards) and aims to grow coffee sustainably in consideration of the environment and farmers' lives.
In order to improve the working environment of farmers, we provide free medicine and medical care, set up daycare centers for the children of workers, and create opportunities for women to play an active role.
As a representative example of such efforts, NCCL farms have female drivers who have obtained tractor licenses, and they are taken up as a model case for improving women's income and status.
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