Giko Hill - Rwanda Bourbon
This is our third harvest working with the Muzo washing station and second with Giko Hill. The Muzo washing station is excellent for producing clean, sparkling and sweet coffees from Rwanda, and this natural is balanced and reminds us of spiced rum, blackberries and juicy citrus.
250g
Giko Hill - Rwanda Bourbon
September Coffee Roastery
119 Iber Road
Unit 9
Ottawa ON K2S 1E7
Canada
- Variety: Red Bourbon
- Country: Rwanda
- Region: Gakenke District
- Process: Washed
- Producer: Emmanuel Rusatira
- Washing Station: Muzo Washing Station
- Roast Level: Light
In the cup
We taste spiced rum, juicy citric acidity like tangerines and the sweetness of dark berries like blackberries. The coffee has a round body and a long sweet finish.
Funky
Experimental
About The Producer
Emmanuel Rusatira noticed a lack of support and motivational opportunities available to producers in the Gakenke District of Rwanda. He wanted to change that, not only to improve the quality of coffee being exported from the region, but to give smallholders the resources, finances, and overall support they deserved. He created the Muzo Washing Station, a centrally located washing station in the mountainous region of Rwanda, through Baho Coffee. A leader from Muzo will drive to collect coffee from all over the region, which aids producers whose farms are located too far away. The Muzo Washing Station also has an agronomist on site who provides training sessions to local producers on fertilizing, pruning, and harvesting.
Processing
The first step, regardless of the process, is cherry sorting. Under shade, every cherry is sorted to ensure only the ripest are chosen and that any visibly defective cherries are removed. Next, the hand selected cherries are placed into tanks where they go through multiple rounds of flotation to separate off the defective beans. All Baho washed coffees undergo a double fermentation process. After depulping, the coffee is immediately dry fermented (placed into an open-air fermentation tank with no water) for 8 to 12 hours.
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