We have frequently in the past had tea from this estate and are pleased to be able to offer coffee from the Satemwa Estate. This coffee is produced by in the southern part of Malawi, in Thyolo and Zomba, areas we have had teas from. Coffee first came to Malawi from Edinburgh, from a single plant from the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens. A Scottish missionary, John Buchan and started the industry in this land-locked country, originally called by the English Nyasaland. Around 500,00 smallholders help grow coffee on terraces in the style of Yemen cultivation. The annual production only accounts for 0.01% of the world’s coffee market. So one could say it is quite unusual. I find that this particular washed coffee lends itself to being made in a Pour-over or Cafetiere. It is unusual in not being quite as acidic as other African coffees, such as Kenyan coffee, it has more of a chocolatey nutty flavour, with according to the shipper, notes of caramel.
