Round and sweet, with notes of vanilla, cola and juniper.

  • Runinya, Kayanza
  • Burundi
  • 1,500-1,700 MASL
  • Washed
  • Red Bourbon
  • Vanilla, Cola, Juniper
The Izuba washing station was established by our long term importing partner Raw Material, with the goal of improving quality, and securing higher profits for the producers and station staff.

The station is managed by Ntama Appolinaire, alongside Raw Material Burundi’s operations manager Prosper Merrimee, and employs two full-time staff in addition to around 250 local seasonal workers.

Izuba receives cherry from approximately 1,500 farmers based in the surrounding Kigeri, Ryamukona and Mugoyi hills. Unlike most washing stations in Burundi that aggregate all cherry that is received, at Izuba they keep the cherry from the three hills separate to showcase the variations in flavour profile.

This particular lot is grown by producers from Kigeri. The cherry is first hand-sorted and floated to remove any underripe or damaged cherries, before being pulped and fermented underwater in concrete tanks for around 12 hours. The coffee is then washed and graded in serpentine channels, followed by a final post-wash rinse. The coffee is then hand-sorted again to remove any insect-damaged, discoloured or chipped coffee, before being laid out to dry on raised beds for 15-20 days.

This meticulous processing has resulted in a remarkably clean, expressive, and absolutely delicious coffee.

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