Burundi | Gahahe | Red Bourbon | Natural

Origin

• 🇧🇮 Burundi

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky

Region: Gahahe , Kayanza Elevation: 1800 masl About: Around 870 smallholderSmallholderA farmer growing coffee on a small family plot — often under two hectares. Most of the world's coffee is grown this way, typically pooled at cooperatives or washing stations. farmers deliver their harvest to Gahahe 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. in Burundi's Kayanza region, where coffee is grown alongside family food crops on small farms averaging just 230 trees. Together, their work produces a coffee that reflects both careful farming and meticulous processing. Only ripe cherries are selected before being hand sorted and dried slowly in thin layers on raised beds. The coffee is turned regularly and protected from rain and intense afternoon sun, allowing the fruit to dry evenly while developing the rich sweetness and complexity that define a great natural processNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge.. Beyond harvest, Greenco supports producers with agronomy training, seedling nurseries, organic fertiliser programs and community initiatives that strengthen livelihoods and improve yields. It is a long-term investment in both coffee quality and the future of Burundi's smallholder farming communities.