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| Coffee Info | |
| Flavour notes | Tuberose, white mulberry, pomelo, muscat grape, lychee |
| Origin | Tanzania |
| Region | Karatu, Oldeani |
| Producer(s) | Leon & Aideen Christianakis |
| Farm | Acacia Hills |
| Altitude | 1750-1950 m.a.s.l. |
| Varietal(s) | Gesha |
| Processing | Washed |
| Roasting Profile | |
| Omni | Perfect balanced for espresso and filter extractions |
Leon was born and raised in a village at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania. His grandfather, originally from Greece, founded a coffee farm there in 1920. His father worked as a local doctor while also running a coffee farm on the side. Leon still remembers how, during harvest season, his father would head to the farm each afternoon after work, roll up his sleeves, and get to work in the fields.
Leon eventually moved to the UK, where he studied and worked as a pharmacist. But in 1996, at the age of 29, he felt the pull to return home and start a family. He moved back to Tanzania with his wife, Aideen, whom he had met in the UK. That was when he began helping with the family coffee business.
With the business on a solid growth trajectory, Leon is now planning to expand Acacia Hills’ coffee-growing area by about 50%. At the same time, nearly all the farm’s profits are being reinvested in its development, including the construction of on-site housing for managers.
