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Rwanda Bourbon Bufcafe

Label Roasted Greens Origin
Medium
medium
Aroma mahogany, dried flowers, vanilla
Taste blackcurrant, Moroccan spice
Body steeped sparkling, then arid
Aftertaste loquacious black licorice
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The Bufcafe Cooperative of Rwanda has been steadily improving its coffee quality from year to year. By investing their profits in a new washing station, these farmers have earned premium prices and improved their water conservation practices. We got the pick of this year's crop, a sparkling coffee with flavors of dark fruit and spice.

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Satellite Map of the Region

Explore the landscape and geography around the Bufcafe Cooperative, Rwanda.

Bufcafe Gkongoro Mill, Rwanda
Slideshow

Bufcafe Gkongoro Mill, Rwanda

The mill owner, Epiphanie, has improved both water conservation and coffee quality.

News

Rwanda Bufcafe

The farmers of the Bufcafe Co-op have small plots — only about 200 trees on average.

Article

Searching for Rainbows (PDF 575K)

Peek into the roasting room: read Master Roaster John Gant's notes on Rwanda.

Origin Facts

Sustainability

Water Conservation All of the water after milling is cleaned by ground filtration and reused for agricultural purposes.

Seed to Cup

Lot Size 3 lots (300 bags each) per year
Cooperative Bufcafe
Mill Bufcafe Gkongoro
Process Fully washed
Grade AA

Terroir

Farm Type Cooperative
Altitude 5500 - 6200 ft
Soil Type 30% volcanic
Varietal 100% Bourbon

Location

State Nyamasabe District
Region Butare, Southeastern Province
Country Rwanda

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