Nonda Coffee Tendo Washed Arabica Whole Beans, Medium Roast, Mount Elgon, 500g


- Medium roast whole bean Arabica from Mount Elgon, Uganda. Jasmine and citrus peel on the nose, lemon and cane sugar in the cup, black tea on the finish.
- 100% Bugisu Arabica, washed process, grown at 1,600 to 2,200 metres on volcanic slopes.
- Roasted in Kampala in batches of 15kg. Sealed within 24 hours of roast.
- Whole bean. Grind fresh for pour-over, drip, or Aeropress to keep the clarity and brightness intact.


What's in the bag

500 grams of single-origin Bugisu Arabica, grown on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda. Washed process: the fruit pulp is removed within hours of picking, the beans are fermented overnight, washed clean, and dried slowly on raised beds. Then roasted medium in Kampala in batches of 15 kilos or less. Whole bean. Grind it fresh, brew it clean.

How it tastes

Jasmine and citrus peel hit first, right as you grind and brew. In the cup it opens with bright lemon and sweet cane sugar. The body is medium and clean, not heavy. The acidity is lively, the kind that sits on the sides of your tongue and keeps you reaching for the next sip. Finish is black tea with no bitterness. This is a washed coffee doing what washed coffee does best: clarity, brightness, nothing muddy.

Where it comes from

The Bugisu sub-region sits on the western slopes of Mount Elgon, where volcanic soil and high altitude produce Uganda's best-known Arabica. Nonda buys directly from smallholder farmers here. The washing stations are community-run. Our team cups every lot on site before it ships. The farmer gets paid above the government-set farmgate. Every bag traces to a specific washing station and harvest date.

Quick facts

- Origin: Bugisu, Mount Elgon, eastern Uganda
- Variety: Arabica, washed process
- Roast: Medium
- Weight: 500g whole beans
- Store airtight, away from direct light