Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Gamatui - Washed, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Gamatui - Washed; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇺🇬Uganda · Mount Elgon (Uganda)

Gamatui - Washed

Roasted by Black & White Coffee RoastersRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsUganda Mount Elgon (Uganda)Washed Milk Chocolate Arabica Blend Sipi Falls Washing Station Black & White Coffee Roasters Owned by FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective

🇺🇬UgandaWashedField Blend

Brand

Black & White Coffee Roasters

Who owns the brand

A mid-size coffee group — FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective

Roaster website

Visit website

Country

🇺🇬Uganda

Region

Mount Elgon (Uganda)

Town

Kapchorwa

Farm / Station

Sipi Falls Washing Station

Farmer / Producer

Smallholder farmers from the Gamatui community

Species

Arabica

Type

Blend

Grade

Not specified

Variety

Field Blend

Process

Roast

—

Tasting notes

Apple Pie, Maple Syrup, Milk Chocolate

Fermentation

—

Drying

—

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

variety cultivars and proportionsThe exact release says various SL varieties but does not identify the cultivars or their proportions.
washed-process protocolThe roaster classifies the process as traditional washed but does not publish fermentation, washing or drying timings and hardware for this exact release.
roast levelThe exact roaster page does not publish a conventional roast label; secondary sources conflict, so no roast field was assigned.
price usdThe release is sold out and no current active roaster price is available.
public sentiment ratingOne exact independent discussion with two firsthand mentions is qualitative and non-standardized, so no numeric rating was calculated.
harvest and crop yearThe exact release page does not publish a harvest window or crop year.

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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

01
The name on the bag
Gamatui - Washed
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Black & White Coffee Roasters
Documented
03
The roaster
Black & White Coffee Roasters
Documented
04
The variety
Field Blend
Documented
05
The farm
Sipi Falls Washing Station
Documented
06
The farmer
Smallholder farmers from the Gamatui community
Documented
07
The region
Mount Elgon (Uganda)
Documented
08
The country
🇺🇬Uganda
Documented

From the producer

Smallholder farmers throughout the Gamatui community around Kapchorwa on Mount Elgon deliver freshly harvested cherry to Sipi Falls Washing Station, which centrally manages washing, drying and milling for this release.

From the roaster

Black & White highlights this coffee as a clean, balanced, and approachable washed selection that showcases the unique terroir of the Ugandan region.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A single-origin lot from Uganda, verified against the roaster's published catalog. Expected direction — an interpretation of the documented facts, not our tasting: clean, structured and origin-transparent. Watch the roaster's published notes for what to expect. Fans of clarity-driven, origin-transparent cups are the natural audience.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Corrected origin relationships

Connected the existing Mount Elgon region, Sipi Falls Washing Station and Gamatui smallholder producer records instead of keeping a community name in the farm slot.

Resolved the variety presentation

Linked the existing Field Blend record for the roaster’s 'various SL varieties' wording and removed unsupported SL34/Bourbon specificity.

Rebuilt the process and cup profile

Recorded only the traditional washed classification published for this release, corrected the 1,600–1,900 m range, 340 g package and current apple pie, maple syrup and milk chocolate notes.

Added exact qualitative sentiment

Approved one exact-coffee independent discussion, counted one source URL and two firsthand mentions, and withheld a rating because the evidence is sparse and non-numeric.

What was added?

Mount Elgon, Sipi Falls, Gamatui smallholder and Field Blend relationships; corrected elevation and package data; four editorial sections; and one transparent qualitative Internet Pulse source.

What wasn't added?

No exact SL cultivars, variety proportions, detailed fermentation or drying protocol, conventional roast level, formal grade, harvest date, original tasting score or numeric public-sentiment rating was inferred.

Why it matters

The page now separates the washed lot from Gamatui’s natural-process records and converts an ambiguous community/farm setup into the correct region–producer–washing-station relationships.

What you might taste

Apple pie, maple syrup and milk chocolate, according to Black & White; one small independent discussion reported some acidity and sweetness but difficult early brews.

Sources for these process claims

· https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/products/r-gamatui-washed
· https://sigmacoffee.co.uk/collections/single-origin/products/black-white-gamatui-washed
· https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/comments/1bx32e8/suggestion_on_brewing_bw_gamatui_washed/

Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

What the internet is saying

WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-13. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

One exact-coffee discussion contains two firsthand brewing reports. Early brews showed some acidity and sweetness but were difficult to dial in, with woody character, fast drawdown and under-extraction reported.

What people love

Some acidity and sweetness were reported in the exact-coffee thread.

What people don't

The thread reported woody character, fast drawdown, under-extraction and less sweetness than expected on early brews.

Flavors people keep mentioning

aciditysweetnesswoodyunder-extracted

Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Mixed; too sparse to score

The sources

Public discussion
Suggestion on brewing B&W Gamatui Washed — r/pourover
Exact-coffee brewing discussion. The original poster reported good acidity and some sweetness but also a strong woody note on an early 208°F, 1:17, two-minute brew; another owner reported fast drawdown and under-extraction before improving the cup with a tighter grind and immersion.
Source

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FROM THE BAGBACK TO THE LAND.

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLYDO TO THIS COFFEE?

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

What the internet is saying about this coffee

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