Heza has graced our offering with bold notes of grapefruit, blood orange, and sweet, lingering florals.
Heza
£12.00
£39.00
Delivery Details
Orders received by 9am Monday / Thursday will be dispatched by Wednesday / Friday with Royal Mail Tracked 24 (or with DPD if over 2kg). Tracking information will be sent to the email and mobile provided at checkout on dispatch.
Our Packaging
Our 250g and 1kg bags are made from 83% post-consumer recycled material and are fully recyclable, including the valve and zipper.
Please put the entire bag in soft plastic recycling (LDPE - Plastic #4) along with plastic bags, bread wrappers and any other plastic film.
If you don't have your own kerbside LDPE recycling collection, you can find your nearest LDPE recycling point here.
Bold notes of grapefruit, blood orange, and sweet, lingering florals.
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OriginHeza Washing Station, Kayanza
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CountryBurundi
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Altitude2,000-2,200 MASL
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ProcessWashed
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VarietyBourbon
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NotesGrapefruit, Vanilla, Rose
Heza washing station sits at 1,960 masl, at the heart of the hills surrounding it in Burundi's Kayanza Province. This particular coffee is a Hills lot, meaning it isn't from one single farm but made up of cherries grown across a number of hills in the community around the station, each with its own micro-climate, blended together to showcase it’s unique terroir. It's less one farmer's story and more a portrait of the whole community around Heza, a fitting way to introduce what Long Miles is doing in Burundi.
Burundi is one of the most agriculturally dependent countries in the world, and coffee farming there is done almost entirely by smallholders working small plots of land. The country's relationship with coffee has also been shaped by a turbulent history. Periods of conflict and instability set the industry back significantly, and farmers have had to rediscover their practices. When the coffee sector was eventually privatized, it opened up real opportunity, but also real risk, with quality becoming inconsistent and many farmers left without much support or financial stability.
Ben and Kristy Carlson, founders of Long Miles, were seeking to make an impact when they moved to Burundi in 2011.
Some of the most impactful changes started on the ground with Long Miles' team of Coffee Scouts, trained agronomists who work with farmers year-round on everything from cultivation practices to quality control at cherry selection. Farmers are paid higher prices for their cherries, plus annual premiums tied to quality, and every delivery is logged through a farmer card system, so the coffee can be traced back to the individual grower and hill it came from. That means a roaster like us can come back for a coffee from the same hill year after year, and know exactly whose work we're supporting.
They're also equipping the next generation. Many of the farmers' children take part in the Coffee Kids Camp during school holidays, led by their agronomist Epaphras Ndikumana and run with their team of Coffee Scouts. Through hands-on activities, kids learn about coffee farming, protecting crops from antestia bugs, food security, and core agronomy values.
That's a glance at what this Heza Hills coffee represents, and a bit of the story that shaped it. There's no fancy processing or rare variety here, just a classic washed Bourbon grown by a community of exceptionally dedicated producers, which in our eyes makes it all the more impressive.
Ben and Kristy Carlson, founders of Long Miles, were seeking to make an impact when they moved to Burundi in 2011.
Some of the most impactful changes started on the ground with Long Miles' team of Coffee Scouts, trained agronomists who work with farmers year-round on everything from cultivation practices to quality control at cherry selection. Farmers are paid higher prices for their cherries, plus annual premiums tied to quality, and every delivery is logged through a farmer card system, so the coffee can be traced back to the individual grower and hill it came from. That means a roaster like us can come back for a coffee from the same hill year after year, and know exactly whose work we're supporting.
They're also equipping the next generation. Many of the farmers' children take part in the Coffee Kids Camp during school holidays, led by their agronomist Epaphras Ndikumana and run with their team of Coffee Scouts. Through hands-on activities, kids learn about coffee farming, protecting crops from antestia bugs, food security, and core agronomy values.
That's a glance at what this Heza Hills coffee represents, and a bit of the story that shaped it. There's no fancy processing or rare variety here, just a classic washed Bourbon grown by a community of exceptionally dedicated producers, which in our eyes makes it all the more impressive.
