BUSHAKA ~ ORGANIC ~ SINGLE ORIGIN COFFEE FROM RWANDA

RWANDA - ORGANIC - SINGLE ORIGIN

This coffee is a Microlot with Fair Trade Organic certification from the Bushaka Village, Kirorero Washing Station in the Western Province of Rwanda.

This bourbon variety is grown between 1500–2000 MASL and the bean is processed by washing. You can expect to taste hints of dried citrus with mellow cooked apricot, milk chocolate and toffee sweetness.

The Washed process in Rwanda includes a unique soaking step, not unlike that often found in Kenya. The cherries are delivered to central processing units the day they are harvested, where they will be depulped and fermented in open-air tanks made of concrete or cement for 12–18 hours. After fermentation, the coffees are soaked in water for 24 hours, after which their mucilage will be removed and spread on raised beds to dry.

The Cooperative COOPAC, that this coffee farmer is a member of, is currently promoting and providing shade tree saplings and agroforestry education to all its members so as to adhere to strict organic practices with ongoing assistance provided to fair trade community-based initiatives which has so far enabled in the construction of schools, health-care clinics, roads and bridges as well as local women and youth development programs.

Bordering Lake Kivu and the Nyugwe Forest, the Western Province of Rwanda is a very abundant and tropical area. The soil is a mixture of sandy and black humus at extreme elevations have allowed for small producers and washing stations to turn out specialty coffee at volumes that Rwanda has never seen before. 

This coffee is limited in supply and can be enjoyed as a filter or espresso option.