Flavor and Aroma Profile Description of Rwanda Mushonyi Washing Station Bourbon Specialty Coffee Beans

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Flavor Notes for This Batch

Red apple, cherry, cinnamon and honey, excellent sweetness and balance, with cinnamon, almond, and chocolate aftertaste.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10 Baoan Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: House-roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste Profile: Sweet coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Rwanda
Coffee Type: Other

Rwanda West Province Rutsiro Mushonyi CWS Bourbon

Country: Rwanda

Region: Western Province, Rutsiro

Altitude: 1827 meters

Rainfall: >1500mm

Processing Method: Washed, sun-dried on raised African beds

Variety: BM-139 (Bourbon)

Processing Station: Mushonyi Washing Station

Farm Owners: 1756 smallholder member farmers (each farmer cultivates approximately 253 trees)

Flavor Profile: Red apple, cherry, cinnamon, honey

The Mushonyi Washing Station's award record is truly impressive. Besides winning the Cup of Excellence championship in 2010, they took four placements in 2011 alone: 1st place, 12th place, 16th place, and 28th place!!!

Rwanda can be described as a specialty coffee-producing nation in East Africa that has developed rapidly in recent times. Besides the lingering memories of its tragic genocide story, the quality of its specialty coffee has improved remarkably quickly. This year, we have cupped several Rwandan coffees with refreshing textures and very elegant, beautiful acidity.

Like many African countries, Rwanda's coffee is primarily produced by smallholder farmers. During the harvest season each year, farmers gather ripe coffee cherries and send them to processing stations. During the harvest period, farmers pick ripe coffee cherries and bring them to processing stations for handling. First, manual selection ensures no unripe or damaged fruits are mixed in. Next, the fruit skin is removed, followed by a 12-18 hour washed fermentation process in a cool, low-temperature environment. The adhering pulp is then cleaned away in channels. During the drying process on raised beds, station members manually turn and carefully tend to the beans, ensuring that under adequate sun exposure, the parchment beans don't lose moisture or dry unevenly, until the moisture content of the green beans stabilizes below 14%.

We have also introduced several specialty coffees from Rwanda's Nyamasheke region in the past. This carefully selected Mushonyi comes from the Rutsiro region, located north of Nyamasheke and also situated by Lake Kivu. High altitude, fertile volcanic soil, and excellent climate create superior coffee quality. We will continue to deeply explore this gem of a coffee-producing region in Rwanda. This batch is a direct trade batch purchased from the processing station—the fresh new batch from the 2015 harvest season (approximately June to September)!!

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473