Burundi | Nkuba COE #10 | Red Bourbon | Natural | Filter | 200g

Origin

• 🇧🇮 Burundi

Tasting notes

Character

• Funky
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Region: Kayanza Elevation: 1950 masl 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.: Red BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars. Process: NaturalNatural 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. Notes: Brown sugar, apricot, red berries, floral, black tea, & juicyAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. About: Joselyne Nisabwe, the daughter of a coffee farmer, created the Kijsco Company in 2018. The Kijsco Company is a social initiative that manages the Nkuba 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.. Currently Kijsco works with 867 coffee farmers, 65% of them being women, and provides health insurance for 353 of them. The region of Kayanza produces really clean and crisp coffees and Joselyne is working hard to promote the production of her local community. This special lot was made up of the production from 10 farmers including Joselyne herself.