BURUNDI
TASTING: Cherry yogurt, apricot, red currant
GROWERS: Communal smallholder farms averaging 1 hectare
ORIGIN: Commune of Muruta, Kayazana Province
VARIETY: Bourbon
ELEVATION: 2,000 masl
HARVEST: May 2018
PROCESS: Fully washed
Net wt. 10oz (285g)
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This coffee is bright and sweet, with excellent structure. It is fruity, super creamy and very clean with some herb-like notes. Burundi is always one of our favorite origins and this is the best lot we tasted this year. Enjoy!
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Some notes [edited down for clarity] from our importer about production in Burundi and efforts taken to achieve such quality coffee:
"Out of the 4 washing stations owned by the producer Salum Ramadhan, Buziraguhindwa was the first one. Our history with Salum dates back to 2011, when the washing station was new, and the relationship has worked out great since then. He’s extremely detail oriented, spends a lot of time to train local staff and has a great loyal workforce. He’s also has a transport business and manages domestic coffee logistics as well for us, this means that we are always getting our coffees out quickly while they are still fresh.
Buziraguhindwa is a communal station in the high altitudes in Kayanza Province, Muruta Commune. [Salum's] mainly producing fully washed, but has in the past years also experimented [with] producing good amounts of naturals, and now also honeys [process]....
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Roasting and Shipping Schedule:
Coffee is roasted on Wednesdays. If you order anytime up until 11pm Tuesday, we will roast the next day and ship on Thursday. Orders received after 11pm Tuesday may not get roasted until the following week. If we have extra inventory, we will ship ASAP. Email us at shippingwoes (at) vibrantcoffeeroasters.com if you have questions about when your order will be roasted and/or shipped.