Ryamukona - Burundi - Washed

Producer Name: Small-holder producers around Izuba Washing Station

Exporting and Importing partners: Raw Material

Processing: Washed

Region: Kayanza, Burundi

Tasting notes:

Floral, Würzig, Braune Zücker, Orange

Floral and herbal with brown sugar and ripe citrus. Very silky, like white tea

Text taken from our friends at Raw Material:
“Izuba meaning “sun” in Kirundi, is located in Runinya, Kabarore Commune, of Kayanza Province. The Izuba washing station is set close to a nearby river, providing a vital and regular freshwater source for coffee processing. The station is managed by Ntama Appolinaire, who works alongside Prosper Merrimee, the operational manager of RM Burundi. Izuba employs 2 full-time staff and around 250 seasonal workers, who are all local to the station. Izuba is situated near to the Kibira national park, where the soil and climate are paired well for fantastic coffee production.

Kigeri, Ryamukona, and Mugoyi …

are the three hills (collines) surrounding Izuba and the three areas in which coffee is collected or delivered from. Each volume of cherry sold to Izuba is recorded by producer and hillside, showing the minute variances in profile from locations surrounding the washing station. In 2020 we bought coffee from 1482 producers, 1169 of which were male and 313 female (around 26%). We processed 453,000kg of cherry, the max capacity of the station is 800,000kg."