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This washed lot was produced by Phoka Coffee Cooperative in the highlands of northern Malawi, where coffee is grown between 1,300 and 2,500 metres above sea level. A blend of Nyasa, Catimor and Geisha varieties, it offers a clean and approachable cup with notes of clementine, golden raisin and caramel. The washed process highlights sweetness and clarity, allowing the different varieties to contribute layers of citrus, dried fruit and gentle confectionery notes. While Malawi remains a relatively small coffee-producing nation, coffees such as this demonstrate the country's growing reputation for producing elegant and well-balanced washed coffees.

Malawi produces less than one percent of the world's coffee, making coffees like this relatively uncommon outside their country of origin. In recent years, cooperatives such as Phoka have helped raise the profile of Malawian coffee by focusing on quality, traceability and careful processing rather than large-scale production. This lot also showcases Malawi's own developing coffee identity. While neighbouring countries are often associated with distinctive flavour profiles, Malawian coffees frequently combine bright fruit, balanced sweetness and a rounded, approachable character that makes them both distinctive and easy to enjoy. As more specialty buyers discover coffees from Malawi, producers are increasingly rewarded for quality rather than quantity, creating opportunities for continued investment in both farming and processing.