Tasting notes

 - Cocoa, grapefruit & cane sugar

Brewing

We suggest using this coffee for espresso brew methods, but it's also great in a French Press, stovetop or plunger: whatever you use to keep yourself caffeinated and having a good time.

Origin Information

Country : Rwanda

Province : Gakenke Province

District : Huye District

Sector : Coko Sector

Washing Station : Mbilima

Elevation : 2147 MASL

Variety : Red Bourbon

Processing : Washed

Farm size : 462 trees (0.19) hectares

Farm owner : Jean Bosco Habimama

Washing Station Owner : Dukunde Kawa Cooperative

Growth Story

It is very special to be able to get a coffee that is traceable back to a single farm in Rwanda, so we feel extremely fortunate to be able to share this lot from producers Jean Bosco Habimana and Emerthe Nyiramajyambere’s farm, Akanduga-Mbilima.

Most of the coffees we source from Rwanda are traceable back to a washing station, or sometimes a farmer group. Typically, washing stations in Rwanda receive cherry from hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of farmers who own very small plots of land – on average less than a quarter hectare, with just 300-600 coffee trees. Separation of such tiny lots is expensive and impractical, so the large majority of coffees are processed as a mixed lot from multiple producers. Lots are separated as day lots (ie. cherries that were all picked on the same day) rather than by a single farm or producer group.

Single farm microlots like this one are difficult to access, especially from such a small producer (Jean Bosco owns 460 trees). In this case, it is made possible because Jean Bosco is a member of Dukunde Kawa Cooperative, who also employ him as Manager of their Mbilima washing station. Because Dukunde Kawa operate their own dry mill, they can process smaller lots individually, whilst minimising cost and maintaining excellent quality standards.