Rwanda - Dukundekawa Mbilima: Honey, Bourbon

Origin

• 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
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To choose pre-ground coffee please choose from our 'Select Grind' option befor e adding this coffee to your cart. Dukundekawa is a producer group that has received multiple sustainability awards from the SCA as well as placing in the top positions in Rwanda’s Cup of ExcellenceCup of Excellence (COE)A national competition and auction that identifies a country's best lots each year; winning 'COE' lots command dramatic price premiums. competition. This particular coffee comes from the Mbilima washing stationWashing stationA central mill where many smallholder farmers deliver cherry for processing. In Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda the station name (e.g. Idido) often identifies the coffee., the countries highest in altitude! Expect a sweet tartness, with lovely florality and a hint of citrus. It’s a doozy! Country: Rwanda Farm/Coop: Dukunde kawa Musasa Wet Mill: Mbilima Elevation: 1,800 – 2,100masl Coffee VarietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process.: BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Process: HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural.