The Donkeys Nicked all the Strawberries – Sample

While this coffee tastes awesome in every device, our favourites are an espresso machine, Aeropress & moka pot.

Head over to our brew guides for making coffee for more.

All of our coffees come to us from small farms and estates. This means that when a coffee has been harvested, processed and drunk, it has gone for good.

With our other coffees, we aim to swap coffee every 8-12 months. With this limited edition, this will change more frequently, most likely every 3-4 months.  The coffees available as limited editions will be interesting and diverse in flavour to each other and will not necessarily follow a pattern of flavour.

If you are looking to try new coffees every few months or so, then this could be for you.

Founded in 1899, The Burka Coffee Estate has grown with every passing harvest. Now including the neighbouring Selian Estate, they have around 1.3 million plants of coffee growing on their farm. Across their plots, they use agroforestry, where you integrate trees amongst the coffee shrubs to provide a natural source of shade.

The staff have received training in agricultural practices, enhancing the knowledge passed down from their farming ancestors. Additionally, every staff member is part of a labour union providing social security. This union offers advice and various benefits, including educational opportunities, loans, housing assistance, and healthcare.

These estates are near the Burka forest, the largest indigenous forest in Arusha. To ensure little disruption to this ecological system, the estate has dozens of conservationists who protect the land and the wildlife.

The coffee cherries are handpicked during the harvest system, which runs between May and October every year. Once collected, the fruit is spread onto raised African beds to sun dry for 12-14 hours. They are closely monitored and turned to prevent over-fermentation and mould from developing. Once this stage is complete, the beans are removed from the fruit and washed to remove any sticky mucilage. They are then sundried for one last time before being bagged and shipped to Two Chimps HQ!

To determine the quality score of a coffee, a process known as cupping is used. Trained tasters known as Q graders will taste the coffee and score it dependant on a number of factors. A score of 80 points or higher is required to gain a speciality title. If it scores lower, it doesn’t make the grade. Fancy giving it a go? Read our guide about coffee cupping to learn more.

When we roast our coffees, we like to bring out and enhance their natural, amazing flavours. We don’t over roast any of our coffees, so we avoid any burnt or bitter tastes. The coffees that we roast are full of many natural flavours, it would be a shame to mask these or turn them into bitterness.

Some of our coffees will be very sweet and creamy, and others will be delicate and almost tea-like. We are thankful for the hard work and care that the coffee farmers put into growing these beans and want to do them proud when we roast their beans. We always aim to find a great selection of coffees and flavours that stand out from the rest.

Roast Style: Medium

Location: Arusha

Varietal(s): Blue Mountain, Kent, KP423, N39, Red Bourbon

Processing: Natural/Dry

Altitude: 1350-1500 metres above sea level

Country: Tanzania

Certification: Speciality

Produced by: Burka and Selian Estates

Score: 83.5

What does this all mean? Check out our Jargon Buster.

The coffees that we choose are ethically sourced from small farms or single estates around the world. We purchase the best coffee and pay much more than the going rate price to the farmers – so when you buy coffee from us, you are in turn, helping the farmers. In fact, we pay between 30 and 150% more than the ‘going rate’ for coffee beans. This supports the farmers in their crop, their development and also ensures they have sufficient living conditions for them and their families.

We also keep the chain between the farmers and us as short as possible. A shorter chain means more of the money will make it to the farmer and their workers to spend on next years crops. So, all in all, buying one bag of coffee can make such a difference – thank you!

We have Head Chimp Andy’s dad, Trevor, to thank for this fantastic name! One day, he came by our roastery to help clean the flue (chimney). While doing this, Trevor sang, “Up the flue in a minute or two, the donkeys nicked all the strawberries.” We loved this catchy tune and knew we had to use it as the name for our limited edition brews!