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Rwanda Bourbon Specialty Coffee Details

Product Name: Rwanda Bourbon Specialty

Quality Grade: AA

Roast Level: Recommended City Roast or Full City Roast

Grade: Good

Bean Size: ★★ Plump

Acidity: ★★☆ Slightly Acidic

Balance: ★★☆ Stable

Flavor: Soft, aromatic, with fruity sweetness and wild grass fragrance

Coffee Region: Butare District, Southwestern Rwanda

Growing Altitude: 1,200-1,800 meters

Bean Variety: Bourbon Variety

Processing Method: Washed Processing

Unique Characteristics

Since the 1920s, Arabica coffee grown in Rwanda has been world-renowned for its unique fruity sweetness and rich grassy aroma. In recent years, the Rwandan government has taken active measures to vigorously promote coffee production, establishing coffee production cooperatives throughout the country, providing technical guidance and financial support to farmers, leading to significant development in coffee production.

Rwanda is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills," with mountains and plateaus throughout its territory. Most regions have a tropical highland climate and tropical savanna climate, which is mild and cool. There are approximately 33,000 hectares of coffee plantations, with 500,000 people engaged in coffee cultivation. With favorable natural conditions of high altitude and fertile volcanic soil, the country's fertile soil and suitable climate promote plant growth. Coffee trees seem driven or forced to grow upward rapidly, yet perhaps because they grow too quickly, they cannot produce the finest coffee beans. The beautiful "Land of a Thousand Hills" Rwanda has a long and rich culture of growing highland coffee, primarily focusing on high-quality Arabica coffee cultivation. Rwanda is one of the few countries in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony between soil, altitude, and climate. In this unique growing environment, Rwanda's high-quality coffee possesses distinctive taste and aroma.

The Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee. In the 2008 annual professional competition for top coffee organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), Rwanda Aromec's premium washed Bourbon defeated all competitors, including Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 and Sumatra Mandheling G1 Special Selection, winning the 2008 Cup of Excellence (COE) award, demonstrating the exceptional quality of Rwandan washed Bourbon coffee.

Rwanda's coffee flavor is described as having a "grassy fragrance" with tropical climate characteristics. Beyond the fruity sweetness presented in this coffee, it also offers a refreshing, bright, and fresh sensation. The Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is remarkable for its fruity sweetness, with rich and full-bodied aroma that is never astringent, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste. This coffee has delicious citrus-like sweetness and a deep chocolate color. Rwandan Bourbon coffee is praised as "coffee that can capture and condense the entire African spirit in a cup."

International Recognition and Hope

Rwandan coffee stands out for its high-quality washed Arabica coffee beans and is gaining increasing recognition in the international market. According to Rwanda Coffee Board's marketing and promotion officer Karuritwa, Rwanda plans to export 3,000 tons of coffee this year, further increasing production to meet growing market demand. The world's largest coffee beverage retail company, Starbucks, has also partnered with the Rwandan government to import Rwandan coffee. Just as on Rwandan coffee's trademark, a coffee-colored dove flies from a coffee cup against the backdrop of the words "Cup of Hope." Indeed, coffee embodies the hopes of the Rwandan people. They hope to increase coffee exports to drive national economic development and also hope that the once-hostile Hutu and Tutsi tribes can eliminate their grievances through jointly cultivating coffee and build a beautiful tomorrow together.

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