In the heart of eastern Uganda, on the slopes of Mount Elgon, a project takes shape that brings together quality and social transformation. The Coffee Yard was founded in 2018 in Mbale as a concrete response to the need to create shared value. The idea comes from Norman Mukuru, a professional with 15 years of experience in quality control and coffee selection, who decided to build a new kind of enterprise, with women at its center.
Ripe cherries are hand-picked and taken to the Sironko processing station, where the milder lowland climate allows for controlled natural drying, essential to achieving a clean and stable aromatic profile. Thanks to the introduction of a state-of-the-art optical sorter, TCY is now able to offer a consistent, clean, and well-defined Ugandan natural coffee.
In the cup, notes of ripe red fruits, plum, black grape, and citrus peel emerge. A round sweetness balances the juicy acidity.
