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Rwanda West Province Rutsiro Mushonyi CWS Bourbon

Country: Rwanda

Region: Western Province, Rutsiro

Altitude: 1827 meters

Rainfall: >1500mm

Bourbon coffee (French: Café Bourbon) is a type of coffee produced from the Bourbon variety of Arabica coffee trees. Bourbon coffee was originally cultivated in Réunion, which was called Bourbon Island (Île Bourbon) before 1789. It was later occupied by France, connecting it with the African continent and Latin America. It is now one of the two most popular Arabica coffee production regions in the world. Bourbon coffee is typically grown at altitudes between 3,500 and 6,500 feet (1062-1972 meters).

Bourbon Variety Details

Variety: Bourbon

Related: Heirloom

Origin: Bourbon Island

Grows best at: 800 meters and above

Type: Heirloom

Commonly found in: Coffee-growing regions worldwide

Main color: Red, yellow, and orange, but primarily red

Bean size: Medium

Leaf characteristics: Broad and short

Processing method: Washed, raised bed sun-dried

Like many African countries, Rwanda's coffee is primarily produced by small 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 berries and concentrate them at processing stations for treatment. 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. Then, the adhering pulp is thoroughly cleaned in channels. During the drying process on raised beds, processing station members manually turn and carefully tend to the beans, ensuring that under sufficient sun exposure, the parchment coffee beans do not lose moisture or have uneven drying conditions, until the beans' moisture content stabilizes below 14%.

We have 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 high-quality coffee. We will continue to deeply cultivate Rwanda, this gem of a producing region. This batch is a direct trade batch purchased from the processing plant, freshly harvested from the 2015 season (approximately June to September)!!

Coffee Details

Variety: BM-139 (Bourbon)

Processing Station: Mushonyi Washing Station

Farm Owner: 1756 member small farmers (each small farmer cultivates approximately 253 trees)

Flavor: Red apple, cherry, cinnamon, honey

[Mushonyi Washing Station's award record is astonishing. Besides winning the Cup of Excellence championship in 2010, in 2011 alone, four batches won championships, 12th place, 16th place, and 28th place!!!]

Rwanda can be said to be one of the most rapidly developing specialty coffee producing countries in East Africa. In addition to fresh memories of its tragic genocide story, the quality of its specialty coffee has also improved very rapidly. This year, we have cupped several Rwandan coffees with fresh, clean textures and very beautiful, elegant acidity.

Flavor Notes

Brief flavor review of this batch:

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

Pour-over Rwanda: 15g coffee, medium-fine grind (Komachi small Fuji ghost tooth 3.5 grind), V60 dripper, 90-92°C water temperature. First pour 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops to halfway, then slowly pour until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: In-house roasted
Shelf Life: 30 days
Net Content: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Taste: Sweet coffee beans
Raw/Roasted: Roasted coffee beans
Contains Sugar: Sugar-free
Origin: Rwanda
Coffee Type: Other

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473