MONTHLY SPECIAL - UGANDA, MUKURU FLORALS SIRONKO, MT. ELGON
DARJEELING ~ BLACK FOREST ~ MILK CHOCOLATE
Every month, our resident Q Grader and third-generation Wogan, James, searches the world to find a coffee that is ‘weird and wonderful’, and truly excites. A micro-lot, a great back-story, an impressive cooperative, or a particularly unusual taste; once it's gone, it's gone.
We keep the prices of these extraordinary coffees down, so that you have the chance to try something that you might not be able to get your hands on otherwise.
This exceptional micro-lot comes directly from smallholder producer Norman Mukuru, whose farm sits on the fertile volcanic slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda.
While many coffees from this region are fully washed, this Natural process lot showcases the extraordinary sweetness, heavy body, and tropical complexity achievable when fully ripe cherries are meticulously sun-dried with their fruit intact.
Producer Spotlight: Norman Mukuru
Norman Mukuru is an artisan coffee farmer working on the high-altitude, nutrient-rich slopes surrounding Sironko. Partnering with The Coffee Gardens, Norman focuses on precision harvesting—hand-picking only the deepest, perfectly ripe red cherries.
Norman’s cherries undergo a careful Natural (Dry) Process:
- Selection: Cherries are flotation-tested and hand-sorted so only flawless, high-sugar cherries make the cut.
- Drying: The whole cherries are spread on raised African drying beds at The Coffee Gardens’ micro-processing station in Sironko.
- Fermentation & Curing: Over 2 to 3 weeks, the cherries are turned constantly to ensure even airflow and gentle fermentation, allowing the natural fruit sugars to penetrate deep into the green coffee bean before being gently hulled.
This labour-intensive natural drying process creates a luscious, fruit-forward cup with a heavier body and elevated sweetness compared to its washed counterpart.
Why Wogan?
Ethical
We work closely with farms worldwide to make sure that coffee farmers are paid a fair price, through Fairtrade and our own Direct Trade certifications. Working hard with coffee farmers to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
Sustainable
We maintain long term relationships with our carefully selected coffee farms, to provide the stability they need to plan for the future. The added bonus? Coffee that improves with every single crop, as their farming practices and equipment improves.
LDPE4 Recyclable
Helping you to do your bit. Our bags are LDPE4 recyclable, meaning they can be recycled in supermarkets. Alternatively, you can check with your Local Authority to see if they will collect it for you. Green lights include mentions of; bread bags, frozen food bags, squeezable bottles, bubble wrap, and carrier bags.
Carbon Pledge
We've pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030, and we're already well on the way. Our warehouses are now powered by solar panels, with the extra juice fuelling our fleet of electric vehicles.
Sustainable and ethical
We've made it this generation's mission to put sustainability at the forefront. We’ve pledged to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 and are well on our way to getting there. LDPE4 recyclable bags, a Roastery powered entirely by solar energy, and a hell of a lot more.
our story
We, at Wogan Coffee, have been lovingly hand-roasting speciality, ethical, sustainable and traceable coffees since 1970. In our third generation, and a wholly independent family company, you can find us rooted in Bristol; the same city as when Mr Wogan established the business over fifty years ago. Laura and James, grandchildren of the bowler hatted gentleman, now have the ropes firmly in their grasp; James as our resident Q Grader in the Bristol Roastery Headquarters, and Laura in London.
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