Rwanda Umurage
Rwanda Umurage
Roaster:
Blend Name:
- Rwanda Umurage
Country:
Altitude:
- 1800 - 2000
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Roast Level:
- Medium
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Roaster Note:
This is our first purchase from BUF COFFEE's Umurage Washing Station in two years.
We previously introduced Funky Natural, a process that involves a long fermentation with pulp, but this one is a classic natural process.
After harvest, the fermentation proceeds naturally through sun-drying on their African bed, so the flavors of the variety and the terroir are combined with the flavors derived from the fermentation process.
The Bourbon varieties grown in Rwanda are characterized above all by their sweetness, which in the washed process offers notes such as red apples and flower nectar.
Compared to that, the natural process adds just the right amount of flavor, giving this lot the impression of green apples, nectarines, and cocoa fruit.
In order to take advantage of these flavor characteristics, roasting is relatively advanced to achieve a fruit chocolate-like balance.
About Farm/Washing Station:
Umurage CWS is located in Kigoma, Huye District, Southern Rwanda, founded by Buf Coffee in 2017.
Farm area: over approx. 300 ha
Annual rainfall: average of about 1,300 mm
Processing: Full washing and sun drying on African beds
Soil: Sandy and clay
Harvest season: February-June
Processing season: March-July
Sorting method: Floating tanks, hand sorting
Dry milling: UBUMWE dry mill
Most of the local farmers are small-scale farmers who grow about 300 coffee trees on about 0.5 hectares of land, growing corn and various beans and crops for subsistence. Most of their income comes from coffee production, which they use to pay for their children's education, medical and health insurance for their families, purchase livestock, and other family needs.
