Burundi Kayanza Natural Bourbon Specialty Coffee Beans: Grading, Pricing, Green Beans and Roast Levels

Introduction to Burundi Coffee

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Burundi coffee shares striking similarities with its neighboring country Rwanda, and the coffees produced by these two nations are often confused. Burundi's coffee cultivation is dominated by Bourbon, using traditional wet processing to handle coffee cherries. The main characteristics of its specialty coffee are elegant sweetness and bright citrus aromatics. This batch belongs to the Bourbon micro-lot variety.

Coffee Details

Variety: Bourbon

Processing Station: Panga Processing Station

Flavor: Grape skin, orange wine, fermented fruits

This batch is a natural processed Bourbon micro-lot, with the production area located at Panga Processing Station, Martedi Peak, Kabuye District, Kayanza Province. The altitude is very high, with mountainous areas exceeding 2000 meters above sea level. The soil is fertile and gravelly, making it extremely suitable for coffee cultivation, and it's recognized as the best coffee processing station in Burundi.

Burundi Coffee Industry

Burundi has one of the world's most diverse and successful coffee industries, with its own unique characteristics. The country's coffee was introduced by Belgian colonizers in 1930 and is now only grown on small farms. Unfortunately, many of these farms are located in areas bordering the conflict-prone Rwanda, which puts pressure on coffee production. The coffee produced in Burundi is almost entirely Arabica coffee beans, while the coffee trees in Ngozi are planted at altitudes above 1200 meters. Burundi's coffee has an aromatic and rich flavor with excellent acidity, and most products are exported to the United States, Germany, Finland, and Japan.

Flavor Profile

Flavor Description: Rich aromas of raisin, blackberry jam, and ripe peach. The front notes feature sweet flavors of cranberry, citrus, and peach juice, while the rich sweetness of caramel and orange jam fills the entire cup of coffee. The fermented wine-like aroma from natural processing is also very prominent, reminiscent of orange wine or peach flavors, making it truly a distinctive Burundi specialty coffee.

Bourbon Coffee

Bourbon coffee (French: Café Bourbon) is a coffee produced from Arabica coffee Bourbon cultivar trees. Bourbon coffee was originally cultivated in Réunion, which was also called Bourbon Island (Île Bourbon) before 1789. It was later occupied by France to connect with the African continent and Latin America, and it is now one of the two most popular Arabica coffee production regions globally. Bourbon coffee is typically grown at altitudes of 3500 to 6500 feet (1062-1972 meters).

Brewing Method

Hand-poured Burundi coffee. 15g of coffee grounds, medium grind (using Fuji's ghost tooth blade grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g then stop pouring. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before pouring again, slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Product Information

Brand: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10 Baoan Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk coffee beans

Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans

Origin: Other/other

Roast Degree: Medium roast

Coffee Origin Details

Product Name: Burundi Kayanza Kabuye Natural

Country: Burundi

Altitude: 1750 meters

Region: Kayanza Kabuye

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Natural

Burundi Geography and Climate

Burundi is located in the southeastern part of Central Africa, south of the equator. It borders Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, with the southwestern border along Lake Tanganyika. The country is dominated by plateaus and mountains, mostly composed of the eastern plateau of the East African Rift Valley. The national average altitude is 1600 meters, earning it the name "mountain country." More than half of the country lies on the famous Lake Tanganyika. The capital is Bujumbura. The western lakeside and valley areas, as well as the eastern regions, have a tropical savanna climate; the central and western parts have a tropical mountain climate. The average annual temperature is 20-24°C, with highs reaching up to 33°C. March to May is the major rainy season, October to December is the minor rainy season, and other months are the dry season.

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