{"product_id":"pitta-cafe-de-especialidad-de-uganda-yellow-honey","title":"Pitta – Uganda Yellow Honey Specialty Coffee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePitta is a sweet, juicy, and elegant specialty coffee from Uganda, with notes of chocolate, apricot, and black tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes from the highlands of the Kigezi Valley, where small-scale farmers grow Nyasaland Arabica coffee at an altitude between 2,000 and 2,200 meters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts \u003cstrong\u003eYellow Honey\u003c\/strong\u003e process preserves part of the fruit's mucilage during drying, resulting in a cup with good sweetness and texture, where chocolate provides depth, apricot offers a ripe and juicy fruitiness, and black tea lends an elegant and lingering finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eArtisan Coffee Roasters\u003c\/strong\u003e, we roast it with an Omniroast profile to be enjoyed especially as a \u003cstrong\u003efilter\u003c\/strong\u003e coffee, although it also offers excellent results in modern espresso and moka pot. It is available as \u003cstrong\u003ewhole bean or ground coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e depending on your brewing method.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uganda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kigezi Valley, southwestern Uganda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mountain Harvest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eStation Manager:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nasser Mutesasira\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,000 - 2,200 masl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arabica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nyasaland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow Honey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chocolate, apricot, and black tea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast:\u003c\/strong\u003e Omniroast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filter, modern espresso, and moka pot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat does Pitta coffee taste like?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePitta combines \u003cstrong\u003esweetness, fruit, and depth\u003c\/strong\u003e. We find a chocolate base accompanied by a sensation of ripe fruit reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eapricot\u003c\/strong\u003e and an elegant finish of \u003cstrong\u003eblack tea\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a juicy coffee with a pleasant texture, featuring a vibrant yet integrated acidity and enough sweetness to keep the cup balanced. As it cools, the fruitiness becomes more evident and the overall flavor profile gains definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the producer also describes notes of red berries, violet, and white flowers, in our cupping we have preferred to simplify the profile to the notes we find most clearly: \u003cstrong\u003echocolate, apricot, and black tea\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich coffee makers do we recommend for Pitta?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePitta has an \u003cstrong\u003eOmniroast\u003c\/strong\u003e profile, so it can be prepared using different methods, although we especially recommend \u003cstrong\u003efilter methods\u003c\/strong\u003e if you want to discover its full complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003eV60, AeroPress, Orea, or Chemex\u003c\/strong\u003e, we find a cleaner and juicier cup, where the apricot and the black tea character appear with greater definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003emodern espresso\u003c\/strong\u003e, we achieve a more concentrated, sweet, and aromatic beverage, with a greater emphasis on the chocolate and ripe fruit. In an \u003cstrong\u003eItalian moka pot\u003c\/strong\u003e, we obtain more intensity and body while maintaining the coffee's sweet character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIs Pitta a very acidic coffee?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePitta has a \u003cstrong\u003epresent and juicy acidity\u003c\/strong\u003e, but it is not a coffee dominated by it. The Honey process provides sweetness and an enveloping texture that help balance its fruitier side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why it can be an excellent choice if you want to move from more classic chocolatey coffees toward fruitier African profiles, without necessarily looking for an extremely citrusy or floral cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIs it better to buy Pitta as whole bean or ground?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can buy Pitta as \u003cstrong\u003ewhole bean or ground coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you have a grinder, we recommend buying it as whole bean and grinding only the amount needed just before preparing each cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you do not have a grinder, you can select \u003cstrong\u003eground coffee for your coffee maker\u003c\/strong\u003e, and we will prepare the appropriate grind before shipping it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOrigin: Kigezi Valley, Uganda\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePitta comes from the highlands of \u003cstrong\u003eKigezi, in the far southwest of Uganda\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a spectacular mountainous region that stretches across the districts of Kabale, Kisoro, Kanungu, and Rukungiri, between the Virunga Massif and the hills surrounding Lakes Bunyonyi and Mutanda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this landscape, more than \u003cstrong\u003e300 small-scale farmers\u003c\/strong\u003e currently work alongside Mountain Harvest. The coffee trees in this lot grow between \u003cstrong\u003e2,000 and 2,200 meters above sea level\u003c\/strong\u003e, an exceptional altitude that provides cooler temperatures and favors the gradual ripening of the cherries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMountain Harvest began developing its network in Kigezi in 2023. The project combines the work of local producers with agronomists and technical teams, seeking to improve coffee quality, processing, and the producing communities' access to the specialty market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMountain Harvest and the Kigezi producers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMountain Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e works in Uganda to develop a specialty coffee chain based on quality, traceability, and collaboration with small-scale producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Kigezi, the project provides technical and agronomic support, financial training, pre-financing of production, investments in infrastructure, and assistance during coffee processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe station is managed by \u003cstrong\u003eNasser Mutesasira\u003c\/strong\u003e and is part of a new stage for coffee in southwestern Uganda, demonstrating the potential of these highlands to produce high-quality Arabicas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYellow Honey Process\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ripe cherries received from the Kigezi producers are selected and \u003cstrong\u003edepulped while retaining part of the mucilage\u003c\/strong\u003e that surrounds the seed. They are then spread out on raised beds to begin a slow and controlled drying process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe coffee remains there until it reaches approximately \u003cstrong\u003e11% humidity\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is then moved to Mountain Harvest's climate-controlled warehouse, where it rests and stabilizes before continuing its journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Honey process allows us to work between two worlds: preserving good fruit definition while developing \u003cstrong\u003esweetness, body, and an especially pleasant texture\u003c\/strong\u003e. In Pitta, that balance is expressed in the combination of chocolate, apricot, and black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNyasaland: a historical variety in Uganda\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePitta is made with \u003cstrong\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/strong\u003e, an Arabica variety with a long history in East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts name is related to Nyasaland, the former name of Malawi. Plant material of this lineage arrived in Uganda at the beginning of the 20th century and found particularly favorable conditions for its cultivation in certain high-altitude regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a century later, Nyasaland remains part of the identity of some of the most interesting Arabica coffees in Uganda. In Kigezi, its cultivation above 2,000 meters allows for the exploration of an especially interesting expression of this variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePitta: the natural artisan that gives this coffee its name\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach coffee in our new collection is accompanied by a bird linked to its origin and the nature that makes each harvest possible. For this Ugandan coffee, we have chosen the \u003cstrong\u003eAfrican Pitta (\u003cem\u003ePitta angolensis\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most striking yet most difficult birds to observe in African forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts plumage is a surprising combination of \u003cstrong\u003egreens, blues, warm tones, and reds\u003c\/strong\u003e, but much of its life is spent discreetly among the vegetation and leaf litter of the forest. In Uganda, populations of the African Pitta can be found during their movements within the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pitta does not typically feed on coffee cherries: it mainly looks for insects and other small invertebrates among the leaf litter. And that is precisely why we are interested in its story. \u003cstrong\u003eWe do not want to invent a relationship with coffee that does not exist; we want to talk about the ecosystem that surrounds it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a bird closely linked to the forest and the understory, and it is more common in well-preserved vegetation. For us, it represents that biodiversity that often remains invisible when we only observe the coffee fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat connects Pitta to this coffee?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe connection also appears in the cup. The Pitta seems to hide its extraordinary colors under the discretion of the forest; this coffee begins with a recognizable sensation of \u003cstrong\u003echocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e and, when we delve deeper into it, the color and liveliness of the \u003cstrong\u003eapricot\u003c\/strong\u003e and the elegance of the \u003cstrong\u003eblack tea\u003c\/strong\u003e emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe also find a parallel in the way of working. The Pitta moves slowly across the forest floor, observing and searching among the leaf litter. In Kigezi, the ripe cherries from hundreds of small producers are selected and processed carefully before drying on raised beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are not the same actions, but they share an idea that we especially like at Artisan: \u003cstrong\u003equality is born from observing, selecting, and respecting the rhythms of nature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBirds, biodiversity, and coffee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBirds are much more than just the image of this collection. They are part of the ecosystems where coffee is produced, and their presence reminds us that a farm is not just a place of production: it is also a habitat shared by plants, insects, birds, and many other forms of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why we want each Artisan origin to have its own \u003cstrong\u003enatural artisan\u003c\/strong\u003e. A bird that helps us look beyond the cup and discover the landscape and biodiversity that exist behind every coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHand-roasted in Malaga\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003eArtisan Coffee Roasters\u003c\/strong\u003e, we roast Pitta in Malaga with an \u003cstrong\u003eOmniroast\u003c\/strong\u003e profile, seeking to develop its sweetness and texture without hiding the fruit and elegance typical of this high-altitude Yellow Honey coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePitta unites chocolate, apricot, and black tea in a sweet and juicy cup. 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