This coffee is from the Iloma AMCOS cooperative in Tanzania's Songwe region, grown at 1,870 meters altitude. The coffee is naturally processed using Bourbon derivatives varieties N39 and KT423. It offers tasting notes of bing cherry, grape jelly, and 70% chocolate. The cooperative was founded in 2011 and has implemented sustainable practices including a Penago Ecopulper to reduce water waste.
Black Cup Cafe Del Mundo traces its roots to 1975, when Perry Merkel began roasting on a small air roaster in his shed in Anchorage's Spenard neighbourhood, making it Alaska's first coffee roaster. The business was acquired in 2011 by Brad Bigelow and Tim Gravel of Kaladi Brothers Coffee, who rebranded it as Black Cup and renovated the space on East Benson Boulevard. The roasting facility on Brayton Drive in Anchorage continues a legacy of over 50 years of continuous operation, with the team evaluating countless coffee samples from worldwide producers and emphasising transparency with farm partners. The café features a Modbar espresso system installed during the 2016 renovation.
