Tasting Notes: Stone fruit, medjool dates, citrus

SCA Cup Score: 87.5 What does this mean?

Processing: Natural

Varietal: Red Bourbon

Growing Altitude: 1800 - 2000 masl

What is it good for?: A Boy do we love a great Rwandan coffee and this lot delivers it all. Lovely sweetness, complex fruity notes with a hint of jasmine on the nose and great structure on tasting. Lingers on the palate beautifully. Enjoy in milk for an almost fruit muffin type experience. 

Additional Notes : Grown on the hillsides above Lake Kivu, this natural lot comes from Rwamatamu Coffee, a family-run business in Rwanda’s Nyamasheke District. Founded by Mukantwaza Laetitia and Rutaganda Gaston in 2015, Rwamatamu works with both its own 20-hectare farm and a network of local co-operatives and smallholder producers, most of whom are women. Together, they’re producing coffee that combines quality, traceability, and a clear social impact.

The cherries for this lot were delivered to Rwamatamu’s washing station, sorted to remove any defects or underripe fruit, then slowly dried on raised beds for 25 to 35 days. Shade nets and plastic covers protect the coffee throughout, ensuring a stable drying process until it reaches the target 11% moisture.