September to February

A part of Mountain Harvest's Innovation Series, this nano lot is curated by Sironko's processing manager, Ibrahim Kiganda. For a season, we commit time to new processing protocols to test their profiling and consistency. Ibrahim recieved these cherries exclusively from the Northern part of Mount Elgon. Once received, he accepted a cherry board anlaysis of 80% and above and a brix reading of 17 and above for this protocol. The cherries are then placed in drums filling to the top for a dry fermentation with no water. The drum is then closed and sealed to ferment for 72 hours. It is then open and placed on raised beds for 2-3 in our facility's open drying space in direct sun, then finalizes drying in shade area until 10.5% moisture content full pod. The natural pods cure in our temperature controlled warehouse in Mbale, resting for up to two months for best results.