Burundi Kayanza Province Champion Washing Station Bourbon Gourmet Coffee Beans

Flavor Profile: Citrus acidity, lemon, orange, almond aroma, aged tangerine peel notes, clean, round, balanced with a long-lasting aftertaste.

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) Ingredients: In-house roasted Shelf life: 90 days Net weight: 227g Packaging: Bulk coffee beans Roast level: Roasted coffee beans Sugar content: Sugar-free Origin: Other/other Roast degree: Medium roast

Country: Burundi

Altitude: 1750 meters

Region: Kayanza Kabuye

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Traditional washed processing

Variety: Bourbon

Processing Station: Panya Processing Station

Flavor: Citrus acidity, lemon, orange, almond aroma

Burundi lies in the south-central part of equatorial eastern Africa. It borders Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, with Lake Tanganyika to the southwest. The country is made up mainly of plateaus and mountains, largely formed by the eastern plateau of the East African Rift Valley, with an average elevation of 1600 meters — hence the name "Mountain Country." More than half its territory drains into the famous Lake Tanganyika. The capital is Bujumbura. The western lakeside and valley areas and the eastern regions have a tropical savanna climate, while the central-western region has a tropical mountain climate. Average annual temperature is 20-24°C, with highs up to 33°C. March to May is the heavy rainy season, October to December the light rainy season, and the other months are dry.

Burundi has one of the world's most diverse and successful coffee industries, with its own distinctive character. Coffee was introduced by Belgian colonizers in 1930 and is now grown only on small farms. Unfortunately many of these farms sit in areas bordering war-torn Rwanda, which puts pressure on production. Coffee from Burundi is almost entirely Arabica, with trees in Ngozi planted above 1200 meters. Burundian coffee has a rich aromatic flavour with excellent acidity, and most of it is exported to the United States, Germany, Finland and Japan.

Burundian coffee bears a striking resemblance to that of its neighbour Rwanda, and the two countries' coffees are often confused. Burundi's cultivation is dominated by Bourbon varieties, with cherries processed by traditional washed methods. The main characteristics of its specialty coffee are elegant sweetness and bright citrus aromatics. This batch is a Bourbon micro-lot.

[Burundi Champion Processing Station] Located at the Panya Processing Station in Kabuye District, Kayanza Province, Burundi, on Marthadi Peak. The altitude is very high, with mountainous areas exceeding 2000 meters above sea level. The soil is fertile with a gravelly texture, making it very suitable for coffee and widely recognised as the best coffee processing station in Burundi.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

The elegant sweetness and bright citrus here are the hallmarks of a good washed African coffee. FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe Gutingding, from the Gutingding cooperative in Ethiopia, is a fine comparison: washed and medium-light roasted, it shows jasmine and bright citrus acidity with green tea and honey notes, and suits pour-over, cold brew or espresso. If you like the firmer, juicier side of the washed style, FrontStreet Coffee's Kenya Cherry Tomato delivers cherry tomato, dark plum, pear and black plum over brown sugar sweetness, with a clean, long finish. Both are the kind of washed lots that keep their clarity even as they cool.