APK PB

APK is the ultimate coffee dream come true for Alejandro Galante. Originally from Colombia, he knows a thing or two about growing some killer green coffee. Alejandro heads over to Tanzania, checks out the coffee game and is blown away by the flavours, but he can’t believe that there is farm after farm dying out in the Arusha region. So what does he do? He leases some neighbouring estates from the locals, gets to replanting and breathes new life into those farms like a pro. APK contains a selection of coffee from four farms all connected by two bridges. It’s the only farm in Tanzania using a centrifugal watering system. They’ve got a crew of 300 full-time workers and another 5,000 folks who come in during the full harvest season. Plus, they’re all about supporting the local community by employing graduates from the Tanzania Coffee Board’s coffee production course that runs in Moshi. So let me tell you, Alejandro ain’t messing around when it comes to farming. He’s got strict protocols for irrigation, selective harvesting, controlled fermentation, and mechanical drying that are just next-level. Notes of sweet caramel, warm marmalade toast and fruit cake complexity perfectly complement and balance this coffee. Oh, and they also have a nursery, quality control lab, and are even playing around with honey and natural processed lots. This Colombian farmer is bringing his South American coffee know-how and making something truly special in Africa.