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Origin Information

Origin: Congo

Estate Name: Mutendero Washing Station, Nord-Kivu Province, Congo

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: 100% Arabica Bourbon

Flavor: Honey fruit melon sweetness, plum juice, caramel chocolate, smooth body texture

Roast Level: Medium roast

Altitude: 1800m

Coffee Flavor

Coffee flavor comes from various nutritional components in green coffee beans that are thermally degraded during roasting, forming various aromatic molecular structures that produce flavors similar to different aromas. Good coffee beans naturally have rich aromas, and at high, medium, and low temperatures, they exhibit various natural aroma changes that are very pleasant and worth savoring slowly.

Congo Nord-Kivu Mutendero Washed

Honey fruit melon sweetness, plum juice, caramel chocolate, smooth body texture

Congo's Nord-Kivu Province provides excellent conditions for coffee production, with abundant rainfall, high altitude, and fertile volcanic soil. The Mutendero Washing Station belongs to Virunga Coffee Company, which deeply operates in the Nord-Kivu region. Over three years, they brought in three agronomists to assist local farmers in improving cultivation, helped 2,300 coffee farmers obtain organic certification, and cultivated over 400,000 coffee seedlings to distribute to farmers to increase yield and improve quality in the region.

Under quality-focused operations, the washing stations belonging to Virunga Coffee Company won the Congo championship in the 2014 AFCA Green Coffee Competition, secured second place in 2017, and took 3 of the top 5 positions, demonstrating excellent quality!

Bourbon Coffee Variety

The Arabica coffee variety Bourbon is currently one of the varieties closest to the original species, discovered on Reunion Island (formerly named Bourbon) next to Madagascar. Bourbon has its own unique characteristics, with a high-quality taste similar to Typica, featuring red wine-like acidity and a sweet aftertaste. Bourbon and Typica can be distinguished by the coffee tree leaves and bean appearance - Bourbon leaves are broader, the coffee cherries are smaller but denser, so the beans are relatively smaller and rounder compared to Typica.

Coffee Processing Methods

This refers to the process of transforming mature red fruits into dried green beans. Each processing method has its pros and cons, influenced by the natural environment and different needs of the production area, so each region has its suitable processing methods. This batch uses the natural processing method.

Washed / Wet Processed

After removing the skin and pulp, the beans are soaked and fermented in fermentation tanks to remove the mucilage remaining on the parchment, then washed with water and dried using sunlight or machines. This method produces the rich acidity that is one of the hallmarks of specialty coffee.

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