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Introduction to Rwanda Coffee

Rwanda is a small mountainous country located in the eastern equatorial region of Africa. With an area of 26,000 square kilometers, more than half of its ten million people depend on coffee exports for their economic livelihood. The 1994 Rwandan genocide shocked the world, and the film "Hotel Rwanda" told this history, making us aware that such a small country exists in Africa.

Recovery and Development

The 1994 events led to the massacre of nearly one million Tutsi people and completely destroyed the local coffee industry. The new government took nearly 20 years to rebuild, gradually restoring it to its original state. In recent years, Rwandan coffee has been favored by European and American specialty coffee professionals. With a mere 0.2% market share, it has become a new favorite in the coffee market. Rwanda is also one of only two African countries to join the COE organization (2008-2015) (the other being Burundi).

Coffee Varieties and History

Like Kenya, Rwandan coffee cultivation was introduced by colonizers. In 1904, German missionaries brought Bourbon varieties to Rwanda, and subsequently, large-scale cultivation began along the shores of Lake Kivu. Due to geographical isolation and government support, currently 90% of Rwanda's coffee varieties remain traditional Bourbon. In Kenya, however, Bourbon has been replaced by the newly developed SL28 as the main variety, making it truly difficult to find Kenyan Bourbon today.

Quality Improvement

Rwanda's coffee industry has improved rapidly in recent years, benefiting from the new government's support. OCIR (Rwanda Coffee Authority) organized a group of coffee experts who, in just ten years, increased the number of processing factories assisting farmers from two to over two hundred. They guided farmers to change from small workshop production to sending fresh cherries to processing plants for processing. With assistance from foreign coffee organizations, the transformed Rwanda has repeatedly been used in international coffee competitions. However, like Burundi, many of its coffees often have an annoying potato flavor, which is considered a defect in green bean evaluation. For this reason, the Rwandan government and private organizations have jointly invested in research, and this issue has greatly improved in recent years.

Flavor Profile

Rwandan coffee has a berry tone similar to Kenyan coffee. Without the overpowering acidity of Kenyan coffee, it doesn't lose its rich mouthfeel. Perhaps the different varieties and processing methods have changed the flavor direction, while the high-altitude growing conditions and volcanic soil also guarantee the production of high-quality coffee. Every batch of Rwandan coffee we have sourced has been full-bodied and rich with minimal defects.

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