Zambia, Kateshi Estate

Product Information

Kateshi coffee estate, as one of the first coffee estates in Zambia, was established in 1972 close to Kateshi village. Back then, its wet processing facilities represented the heart of coffee production in northern Zambia having been the central mill for all coffee produced in the region. It is also award-winning; its natural and honey placing both 1st and 2nd in Zambia’s annual Taste of Harvest competition.

The best cherries are carefully selected with double handpicking (ensuring a consistency of over 98% of fully formed red ripe cherries), followed by floatation to remove low-density cherries. These cherries are then fermented in sealed tanks for 24 hours before being dried on raised beds. The cherries are spread across the beds in thin layers (2 cherries deep) to ensure even drying, and regularly turned over a period of 3 to 4 weeks.