Burundi | Ruhora | Red Bourbon | Washed | Filter | 250g

Origin

• 🇧🇮 Burundi

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
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Region: Rumonge Elevation: 1450 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: WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. Notes: Panela, blackberry, wineyFunky / lacticTasting language for deliberate fermentation flavor: yogurt-like tang (lactic), winey or boozy notes, overripe fruit. A feature in experimental lots, a defect in classic ones., & crisp About: Coffee cultivation began in Ruhora during the Belgian colonisation period by a settler called Mangrissi. It isn’t known exactly when he came to Burundi but when he did, he married a local woman called Marie and began to tame the wild jungle in the area by hunting, clearing land for agriculture, and establishing coffee tree nurseries. The locals became interested in this new plant and Mangrissi began to teach them how to cultivate it for themselves. This washed Red Bourbon from Ruhora is clean and 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. with a crisp acidity. A great representation of what coffees from this area can be.