Relationship
We have worked on this coffee with our good friends at Falcon Coffee. Falcon first started their Rwanda visits in 2022 and Gitwe Site was one of first microlot producing washing stations they have visited with RTC (Rwanda Trading Company).
We were looking to bring in a couple of natural/alternative fermentation coffees and as admirers of Rwanda coffees seeing a honey process Rwanda got us excited. For this round of natural/alternative fermentation coffees we cupped 42 coffees in a total of 9 rounds and whenever this coffee was on the table it consistently stood out. On the cupping table it had medium plus pear sweetness, medium melon acidity with baking spices finish.
Country
One of the smallest and most densely populated countries of Africa, Rwanda offers ideal conditions for Arabica coffee production with its volcanic rich soils, rainfall distribution and mild temperatures. These factors lead coffee beans to grow slowly and have a distinctive taste.
In Rwanda, coffee is grown along the coast of Lake Kivu and at altitudes from 1350 to 1850 meters. One distinctive element of Rwandan coffees is that soil fertility is maintained through traditional methods, and less chemical fertilizers & insecticides are used at the cultivation.
