BURUNDI - RUBAGABAGA [FILTRO]

We recommend this lot for filter brewing.

• Origin: Kayanza, Burundi
• Variety: Red Bourbon
• Producer: 2700 smallholder farmers
• Notes: Raspberry, Orange, Eucalyptus
• Process: Washed

Rubagabaga is a washing station located in Butare, in Burundi’s Kayanza region. Founded in 1992 and managed by Greenco, it processes cherries from nearly 2,700 local smallholder farmers, who cultivate small plots of less than one hectare at elevations between 1,600 and 1,900 meters.

The area is known for coffee cultivation, as well as its banana plantations and clay-rich soils, traditionally used to make roof tiles and bricks. This Red Bourbon lot beautifully reflects the conditions in Kayanza: high elevation, fertile soils, and an ideal climate for developing sweetness, acidity, and aromatic complexity.

The cherries are hand-picked, sorted by flotation and manual inspection, washed with clean water, and dried on raised beds for about two weeks. The result is a clean, sweet, and elegant coffee that faithfully expresses its origin.