Is Rwandan Coffee Really Rough and Wild? The Flavor of Rwandan Coffee Will Surpass Your Imagination

FrontStreet Coffee - Rwanda Coffee Introduction

The Republic of Rwanda is located near the equator in east-central Africa, and is a small, mountainous country in Central Africa. It borders Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and Congo to the west. Before 1962, it was a colonial country, gaining independence from Belgium in 1962.

Since the colonial era, Rwanda has been cultivating coffee beans. The genocide that occurred over 20 years ago left an indelible trauma on this originally impoverished agricultural country, with many people losing their labor force. After the civil war, Rwanda intensified efforts in coffee cultivation and trade export, providing technical support to coffee farmers and promoting cultivation cooperatives. Through relentless efforts, the quality of Rwandan coffee beans has earned unanimous praise in the international market in recent years.

The beans imported this time come from Mushonyi CWS Washing Station. This coffee processing station, which has received foreign organic natural farming certification, uses scientific methods to encourage coffee farmers to adopt organic cultivation methods to produce high-quality, high-yield coffee beans.

Rwanda has the highest population density among all African countries. Since the first batch of coffee crops was exported in 1917, this small East African country currently has nearly 450,000 coffee farmers.

Each coffee farmer cares for an average of 150-300 coffee trees, with cultivation areas that are not large, even smaller than 1 hectare. Internationally, they would be classified as micro-farmers. Above them are small-scale farmers. Since micro-farmers cannot afford their own processing facilities, coffee farmers in Rwanda immediately hand over their harvested coffee cherries to the regional Mushonyi CWS Washing Station for processing.

Coffee Information

Origin: Mushonyi, Rutsiro

Estate/Exporter: Mushonyi CWS Washing Station, RWACOF

Altitude: 1800m~2200m | Variety: Bourbon

Processing Method: Washed | Harvest Period: March~June

Grade: A

Soil: Sandy soil

Cupping Notes: Red apple, cherry, cinnamon, almond, chocolate

Recommended Roast Level: City

Knowledge Point

Rwandan coffee is processed by independent farmers themselves, resulting in inconsistent quality, and is then mixed with coffee processed by neighboring farms.

Brief Introduction

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