Burundi – Gatare # 2731


Fully Washed
B9789

Burundi – Gatare # 2731 B9789


Specs:

Source:

Burundi

Region:

Providence of Kayanza

Farm:

Gatare Washing Station

Variety:

Bourbon

Altitude:

1650

Processing:

Fully Washed

Program:

Microlot

Notes:

"Tropical, floral, sugar cane juice, sage and lime with a creamy mouthfeel."

Score:

87 points

Price/Bag:

$5.51 per lb

$275.50 per bag

Out of stock


Background:

Our Kayanza, Burundi offerings are part of a Café Imports project where a quality premium is paid above the normal "market rate," and this premium is paid directly back to the farmers. Burundi is just south of Rwanda but miles and miles away in the cup. The two countries share much: the same tribes, the same coffee varieties, and a similar history, but the cups are not even related. This is a case of terroir.

Coffee in Burundi is a logistics challenge for importers. It is a particularly poor country, tied with Congo for the lowest GDP in Africa. The tiny landlocked nation also shares the same tribal conflicts that Rwanda has experienced; unlike in Rwanda, however, they’ve never been reconciled. In spite of all this, our work and investment on the ground over the years has allowed us to consistently get the coffees we are proud of and that many of you have grown to love.