Mission Coffee Works Review
Mission Coffee Works started as a street van back in 2012 serving coffee to the people of Peckham, London.
Shortly after they relocated both their physical location and focus and started roasting coffee.
The green beans that Mission purchase are of the highest quality, while at the same time adhering to their ethics and values of sustainability.
They don’t hide from the fact that the coffee has already been on such a long journey to get to their coffee roaster and are humble in their marketing approach.
They make sure their customers are fully aware that the farmers, pickers, mill workers, green buyers and importers all made their cup of coffee possible.
Their passion for coffee enables them to build awareness of the complicated supply chain in speciality coffee and has given them the platform to build sustainable relationships from the finca to the flame.
At Mission they have a mission - to source incredible green coffee and roast it with care. Hoping that you have as much fun brewing it as they did getting it to you.
A few steps that they have taken to stay on top of the sustainability game is making a huge effort to recycle everything they can in the roastery.
It is sometimes painful to see the amount of waste in shipping and packaging, however with a little innovation reusing or recycling certain things can really help.
They have an electric van which they use to deliver coffee to their wholesale clients and have made a huge cutback in water consumption in the roastery and kitchen.
The Origin
The Pivot coffee from Mission Coffee Works originates from the Arusha Region of Tanzania.
The Ngila Estate, located along the Ngorongoro crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Arusha region of Tanzania.
Coffee production at Ngila dates to the 1920s, and today they are producing some of the highest quality lots in Tanzania.
Ngila is involved in several projects in the local area; since 2005 they have supported the local primary school in the neighbouring village, Sumawe, where they have brought electricity to the library and the teachers’ lounge.
A fence surrounds the estate to protect the coffee and the animals, with elephants regularly trampling the coffee fields. The cherries are handpicked and hand sorted before being processed using the red honey method.
This method develops a cup profile that is fruity and slightly boozy, but much less so than a full natural. The Kent variety, a type of Arabica, was originally developed on the Kent estate in Mysore, India. It gained recognition as the first coffee leaf rust resistant variety but is also known for its high yield and excellent cup quality.
The variety has medium-sized trees with a compact growth habit, making it relatively easy to grow. Kent is a robust variety, resistant to drought, disease, and pests, making it a suitable choice for organic farming.
Ngila coffee farm - Ngila
What To Expect
Here’s an idea of what to expect from this brilliant Tanzanian coffee from Mission coffee roasters.
Team Batch brew method of choice - Pour Over.
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The Origin
The Dung K’no coffee from Mission Coffee Works originates from the central highlands region of Vietnam and is produced by the K’no people, one of the many ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
A monster in the coffee growing World, Vietnam produces around 20% of the worlds coffee production.
However, although it amounts an enormous quantity of coffee, the overall quality of Vietnamese coffee is quite poor and produces very little speciality coffee (that’s why this one is so special).
With it’s lack of high altitude areas, Vietnam grows predominantly Robusta coffee (around 95% of the output).
The coffee industry here really boomed in the 90’s when large commodity coffee buyers were in need of a low quality high yielding product.
Coffee is now part of Vietnamese culture, it is often consumed with a healthy dollop of condensed milk to mask the bitterness.
It’s the first time we have showcased a coffee from Vietnam so we hope you enjoy it.
What To Expect
Here’s an idea of what to expect from this special Vietnamese coffee from Mission coffee roasters.
Team Batch brew method of choice - Stovetop.
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The Origin
The Maridadi coffee from Mission Coffee Works originates from Burundi and is named after the hill where the coffee has been harvested by smallholder farmers.
The hill has a perfect geographical location for growing coffee as it is in between two large forests; Kibira and Nyungwe that play a large role in influencing the weather conditions around the hill.
The coffee is processed in Mpanga Central Washing station located in the Kayanza Province of North Burundi.
The farm is managed by a coffee ‘vet’ who oversaw the construction of the washing station in 2008.
Burundi is now experiencing a resurgence in the growing of coffee after years of civil war and conflict and has nearly started producing as much coffee as it was in its heyday.
There are now many new farms across Burundi that have embraced speciality coffee and trade directly with roasters and buyers, which is a new thing in this country
Until 2008 all the coffee that left the country did so through the same washing systems making it very hard to trace the origin
The Review
Mission is a roaster that knows their stuff. The coffee that these guys roast is always top draw and the seasonal origins that are rotated means there is always something new to try.
Coffee from Burundi doesn’t come around that often, but when it does it always performs well and the Maridadi doesn’t let the side down.
Taking in the fragrance when cupping the coffee I picked up on a couple of darker notes, liquorice and almost woody flavours.
The first sips of the Maridadi though are more of what I would have guessed, Red apple and Raspberry combine into the lighter, juicy flavour profile one would expect from a Burundi.
The coffee cools and the sweetness intensifies. The coffee has a gentle round acidity throughout and a medium body.
The Maridadi is a coffee that works in pretty much all the brew methods. I particularly enjoyed this one as an espresso, the sweetness of the raspberries plus the gentle acidity works really well.
FAQs
Where to buy Mission Coffee?
You can purchase all of their fantastic single origin, blends and decaf coffee’s from their online store or by visiting directly. Find their location on our coffee roasters map.
Is there a Mission Coffee Subscription?
Mission do have a coffee subscription that is available on via their online store.
