Rwanda Nyampinga Women's Cooperative - Washed

Origin

• 🇷🇼 Rwanda· Huye

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  50
• Bright
  40

Roast Level : Medium/Light Flavor NotesTasting notesThe flavors a roaster perceives in the cup — 'jasmine, apricot, black tea'. Descriptive associations, not ingredients: nothing is added to the coffee. : Apricot, Vanilla, Cinnamon Farm : 235 member farmers in the town of Huye Processing Method : Fully 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. & Dried on Raised African Beds Rwanda Nyampinga Women's Cooperative - Land of a thousand hills, Rwanda sits on the southeastern edge of the East African Rift. Atop one of the thousand hills, outside Huye, is the Nyampinga Women’s Cooperative. Founded in 2014, the Nyampinga Women’s Cooperative is one of Sisters Coffee’s closest producer relationships. In 2015, the Co-op’s first export to the United States was among our first Roaster Series offerings, and their coffee is a pillar of our yearly offerings. Nyampinga’s growth since its inception is staggering. Each year the women-run cooperative continues its quality-first focus through meticulous processing while increasing in membership, now at two hundred and thirty five members. The cooperative owns two coffee plots adjacent to their 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. where they grow coffee, working with agronomists to employ good agronomic practices ensuring the health and production of their trees. They also accept coffee cherries from community members living in the area surrounding the washing station. Nyampinga provides a platform for their community to grow and thrive, offering healthcare to its members and education for their children. Nyampinga has become a model cooperative in Rwanda. They are now the prototype for the Rwandan government as they seek to help other cooperatives within the country succeed. Now in our 10th year working with Nyampinga, their red 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. washed coffee is back with classically delicious notes of apricot, vanilla, & cinnamon.