Coffee Profiles

BURUNDI PREMIUM GRADE/FULLY WASHED/SCREEN 15+

Description: Burundi Single Origin, Arabica Green Coffee Beans / SHB / FW / Screen 15+

Country of Origin: Burundi

Region: Kavugangoma, Muyinga Province

Altitude:  1650 – 2000m

Water: Gravity water, clean and filtered naturally

Soil:  Volcanic - soil that is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, which coffee plants need, and tends to hold water well.

Fertiliser:  Organic (coffee cherry pulp and livestock compost)

Varietal: Bourbon

Harvest Period:  March - June (depends on rainfall) 

Processing Station: Kavugangoma, Mwakiro

Process: Fully Washed, Double Fermentation (12 hours wet and 12 hours dry) → 24 hours soaking → 6 hours shed-dry → 12 – 18 days of thorough drying. This is a unique method of processing and usually delivers a very clean, bright, fruity and floral profile.

Visual: Bright green colour. Uniform-sized beans.

Cupping Notes: Great intensity, and complexity with strong red fruit, citrus, pepper, and root beer flavors with a lively acidity, floral and a silky body.

Cupping Scores:  84-87

Moisture: 10.5 - 11.5%

Packaging: Grain-pro inner and jute bag outer

Bag Weight: 60kg

BURUNDI NATURAL COFFEE PROFILE

Description: Burundi Single Origin, Arabica Green Coffee Beans / SHB / Screen 15+

Country of Origin: Burundi

Region: Munkaze, Kayanza Province

Altitude:  1600 – 1800m

Soil: Volcanic – soil that is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, which coffee plants need, and tends to hold water well.

Fertiliser:  Organic (coffee cherry pulp, and livestock compost)

Varietal: Bourbon

Harvest Period:  March - June (depends on rainfall) 

Processing Station: Kavugangoma. Mwakiro (Muyinga Province)

Process: No machine intervention at the washing (processing) station. After cherries are weighed and sorted (floaters removed), they are placed on raised beds. The cherries are left to dry naturally for an average of 20 – 30 days. Cherries are intermittently agitated and inverted by hand, to prevent mold and fungal growth, and for uniform drying. The dried cherries are then taken to the milling factory where it is hulled (dried cherry skin and parchment removed) and graded for export purposes.

Visual: Primarily green, with typical yellowish-brown colour beans in between. Notable size variations.

Aroma: Characteristic winey, fermented fruit aroma.

Cupping Notes:  Bright, sweet, distinct grape, fruity, blackberry notes with a satin full body texture.

Cupping Scores:  83-87

Moisture: 10.5 - 11.0%

Packaging: Grain-pro inner and jute bag outer

Bag Weight: 60kg