Rwanda Kigoma 948 | Micro Lot

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Origin

Rwanda

Process

Washed

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REGION: Kigoma ALTITUDE: 1,700 – 2,000m ASL VARIEITIES: Red Bourbon PROCESSING: African bed drying SCORE: 87.50 Points CUP: Bright Acidity, Medium Body FLAVOR: Balanced cup with notes of raspberry, tangerine and a sweet lingering finish. FREE SHIPPING: Ships within 3 business days ABOUT THIS COFFEE Rwanda Coffee Coffee in Rwanda didn’t always hold the reputation for excellence it now retains in the coffee world. Coffee production was sluggish to begin with and only picked up several decades later after German missionaries introduced it in the early 20 th century. The country focused on quantity rather than quality but made huge leaps in distinction at the turn of the millennium with the aid of a national coffee strategy. This strategy reinvigorated the coffee industry and its main emphasis was to invest in infrastructure for community washing stations, where small farmers could process their coffee locally for export. Over time, coffee cultivation sprouted up throughout the country and farmers focused on bourbon varieties, which took well to local conditions. The bulk of the coffee is grown by small farmers and the best varieties come from the Western Province, near Lake Kivu. And despite conflict, instability and infrastructural challenges, specialty coffee has grown from 0% to 50% of all coffee exports in just over twenty years.