Rwanda Western Province Mushonyi Washing Station Bourbon Specialty Coffee Bean Flavor Profile

This batch flavor review: Red apple, cherry, cinnamon and honey, excellent sweetness and balance, cinnamon, almond, chocolate finish. Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee Address: №10 Bao’an Frontstreet, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou Manufacturer Contact: 020–38364473 Ingredients: Self-roasted Shelf Life: 30 Net Content: 227g Packaging: Bulk Taste: Sweet coffee beans

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Brief Flavor Notes

Red apple, cherry, cinnamon and honey, excellent sweetness and balance, notes of cinnamon, almond, and chocolate in the finish.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee Address: №10 Bao’an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou Contact: 020–38364473 Ingredients: In-house roasted Shelf Life: 30 days Net Weight: 227g Packaging: Bulk Taste Profile: Sweet Bean State: Roasted coffee beans Sugar Content: Sugar-free Origin: Rwanda Coffee Type: Other

Coffee Origin Details

Country: Rwanda Region: Rutsiro District, Western Province Altitude: 1827 meters Rainfall: >1500mm Processing Method: Washed, dried on raised African beds Variety: BM-139 (Bourbon) Processing Station: Mushonyi Washing Station Farmers: 1756 smallholder member farmers (each farmer cultivates approximately 253 trees) Flavor Profile: Red apple, cherry, cinnamon, honey

Exceptional Quality

The award record of Mushonyi Washing Station is truly remarkable. Besides winning the Cup of Excellence championship in 2010, they secured four placements in 2011 alone: championship, 12th place, 16th place, and 28th place!

Rwanda’s Rising Coffee Excellence

Rwanda can be described as one of East Africa’s most rapidly developing specialty coffee-producing nations. While many still recall the tragic memories of the Rwandan genocide, the improvement in their specialty coffee quality has been equally remarkable. This year, we have cupped several Rwandan coffees with fresh, clean textures and beautifully elegant acidity.

Cultivation and Processing

Like many African countries, Rwandan coffee is primarily produced by smallholder farmers. During the harvest season each year, farmers gather ripe coffee cherries and send them to processing stations. Farmers pick ripe coffee cherries and bring them to processing stations for handling. First, manual sorting ensures no unripe or damaged fruits are mixed in. Next, the pulp is removed, followed by a 12–18 hour washed fermentation process in cool, low-temperature environments. Afterwards, the adhering mucilage is thoroughly cleaned in channels. During the drying process on raised beds, station members carefully turn the beans by hand, ensuring that under adequate sun exposure, the parchment coffee beans do not lose moisture or experience uneven drying until the moisture content stabilizes below 14%.

Our Selected offering

We have previously introduced several specialty coffees from Rwanda’s Nyamasheke region. This carefully selected Mushonyi comes from the Rutsiro district, located north of Nyamasheke and similarly situated along Lake Kivu. The high altitude, fertile volcanic soil, and excellent climate contribute to producing exceptional coffee. We will continue to deeply explore this gem of a producing region in Rwanda. This batch is a direct trade purchase from the washing station, featuring the freshest harvest from the 2015 season (approximately June to September)!