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How is Rwandan Coffee? Can You Resist the Cherry-like Sweet and Sour Balance of Rwandan Coffee Beans?

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style ) FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Rwandan Coffee The Republic of Rwanda is located near the equator in east-central Africa, it's 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

FrontStreet Coffee - Rwanda Coffee Introduction

The Republic of Rwanda is located in eastern central Africa near the equator, 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 more than 20 years ago brought indelible trauma to this already impoverished agricultural country, with many people losing their labor force. After the civil war, Rwanda intensified its efforts in coffee cultivation and trade exports, providing technical support to coffee farmers and promoting planting cooperatives. Through unremitting efforts, Rwandan coffee beans have won unanimous praise in the international market in recent years.

The imported beans this time come from Mushonyi CWS Washing Station, a coffee processing facility that has received international organic natural farming certification. To produce high-quality and abundant coffee beans, the washing station scientifically encourages coffee farmers to adopt organic cultivation methods for growing coffee beans.

Rwanda has the highest population density among all African countries. Since the first coffee crop export in 1917, this small East African country now has nearly 450,000 coffee farmers. Each coffee farmer takes care of an average of 150-300 coffee trees, with cultivation areas that are not large, even less than 1 hectare. Internationally, they would be classified as small-scale farmers. Since these small-scale farmers cannot afford their own processing facilities, Rwandan coffee farmers immediately deliver their harvested coffee cherries to the regional Mushonyi CWS Washing Station for processing.

Coffee Information

Origin: Mushonyi, Rutsiro

Plantation/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

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