Zambia Terranova Estate Peaberry


Terranova estate aerial view

The Street Family have been growing coffee on the Terranova Estate in Zambia since the mid 1980′s. The Estate is located at 4000ft in the upper Kelaya valley near Mazabuka. Only perfectly ripe coffee cherries are picked during the harvest which shows in the cup Characteristics: Bright blackcurrant acidity with sweet molasses to follow and dark chocolate and liquorice in the aftertaste.

What is a peaberry?

A Peaberry is a single coffee bean within a single coffee cherry (fruit), instead of the usual two half-beans per cherry.

  • Only about 7% of any given coffee crop is Peaberry.
  • Peaberry coffee beans are usually sold separately from other beans.
  • Peaberry beans are generally valued higher than regular coffee beans because they are said to have a more concentrated flavor.

    Peaberry

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