Burundi Rubagabaga

$21.00

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Origin

Farm

Rubagabaga Washing Station

Region

Kayanza

Country

Burundi

Process

Washed

Roasted to order in small batches on Colorado’s Western Slope

Shipped fresh, usually within 48 hours of roasting

Best enjoyed 2–30 days after the roast date

The Rubagabaga Washing Station is located in the Kayanza region of Burundi and is named after the hill it sits on. Many producers from around the region contribute to this washing station. The average farmer in Burundi owns 1/8–1/4 a hectare of land, many smallholder farmers will deliver their fresh cherry to a washing station in order to be sorted and processed; microlots, then, are blended lots comprising coffees from many producers that express exquisite coffee, but are not generally traceable to the individual producers.

How We Roast

We roast each lot in small batches to bring out what the farmer, the variety, and the process already put there, so every coffee gets its own roast in lieu of a light or dark label.

01

Farmer

Every coffee here is traceable to the people who grew it, whether that is one family on a single hectare or a group of several thousand smallholders delivering cherry to a shared washing station.

02

Variety

Variety is the plant itself, and it sets the ceiling on what a coffee can taste like. Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo and Catuaí all show up in what we buy.

03

Process

Process is what happens to the cherry after picking. Washed coffees are pulped and fermented, which tends to read clean and bright. Honey coffees keep some fruit on the bean while it dries.