Land of a thousand hills. Red Bourbon, fully washed.
ScrollA small country folded into endless hills. Coffee grows across all of it, best on the western shoulders above Lake Kivu and the southern slopes around Huye. Tiny plots, a quarter hectare at a time, feeding a network of washing stations.
High, volcanic, well watered. The cherry ripens slow and clean. Red Bourbon, the heritage variety on nearly every hill, gives the sweetness and the clarity. Fully washed and bed-dried, the cup comes out transparent.
Rwanda rebuilt its coffee from almost nothing, around cooperatives and quality over volume. Specialty went from zero to roughly half of all exports in two decades, with Cup of Excellence honors along the way. One of Africa's most consistent origins now.
Orange and red fruit, floral and tea-like, a honeyed vanilla finish. Clean, bright, elegant. Easy to love, hard to forget.
