Rwanda Mutovu

Origin

• 🇷🇼 Rwanda· Nyamasheke

Tasting notes

Mutovu Coffee 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. was founded in 2012 by a small group of ten farmers in Rwanda’s Nyamasheke District, near Nyungwe National Forest. Each farmer managed between 1,500 and 5,000 coffee trees, pooling resources to process their own harvests and those of neighboring farms. From its first season, Mutovu earned a reputation for quality, then built on that success by reinvesting in upgrades like new drying beds and a warehouse to improve operations. As competition grew and volumes declined, the group sold the wet mill to a private coffee company but retained their farms, diversifying into other ventures. Today, the station sits at 1,750 meters, with coffee grown as high as 1,950 meters, and continues to thrive through strong partnerships that provide extension services, distribute seedlings, and encourage farm rejuvenation. Mutovu remains a cornerstone of the community, producing BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. 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. coffee in rich volcanic soils at high altitude—hallmarks of Rwanda’s finest coffees.