Burundi Kibingo Fully Washed Single Origin Coffee

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Burundi at its most Burundi. Grown in Kayanza at 1,700 to 1,900 metres and processed at Kibingo Washing Station. Red Bourbon. Fully washed. Fermented for 10 to 12 hours, dried slow on raised beds, every bean hand-sorted and UV-checked at the dry mill. Behind it are 1,739 smallholder farmers, around 250 trees each, every cherry picked by hand. Greenco runs the show. They've dominated Burundi's Cup of Excellence since 2015. Berries up front. Cacao and honey through the middle. Black tea on the finish. Crack the bag and it hits you — orange, honey, a little bit of Weetbix. You'll know what we mean. Drinks beautifully as espresso. Sings as filter.

Coffee profile

Origin: Burundi
Region: Kayanza
Station: Kibingo Washing Station
Process: Fully Washed
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Altitude: 1,700 - 1,900m
Producer: 1,739 smallholder farmers via Greenco Coffee

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Kibingo, Kayanza

From the hills of Kayanza in northern Burundi, processed at Kibingo Washing Station at 1,893 metres. Farmers across the 18 surrounding hills grow Red Bourbon at 1,700 to 1,900 metres above sea level.

Cherries are float-sorted, hand-sorted, then pulped within six hours of arrival. Fermentation runs 10 to 12 hours in stream water. Beans dry on raised beds and get turned regularly until moisture is exactly where it should be. Every bean is UV-checked for defects at the dry mill.

Slow, careful, traditional. Nothing skipped.

Burundi Kibingo Fully Washed Single Origin Coffee: Kibingo Washing Station

This coffee is sourced through Greenco Coffee, the partner running thirteen washing stations across Burundi.

Greenco was set up in 2015 and they've dominated every Cup of Excellence competition in the country since. Behind the cup is a serious supply chain: 1,739 registered smallholders feeding Kibingo, each averaging 250 trees. Farmers are organised into groups of 30, with a leader who reports back on quality.

Greenco doesn't just buy cherry. They run training, hand out seedlings and organic fertiliser, and pay a second time on lots that score well. Station managers are young agronomists, which matters in a country where youth unemployment sits near 50%. Stations run on solar and treat their water on site.

Better cup, better outcomes. Worth paying for.