Burundi Butegana

• Country: Burundi
• Region:  Kayanza
• Farm:  3,000 farmers grow coffee and deliver to the station in Kayanza
• Variety: Red Bourbon
• Processing: A ratio of 1g yeast is mixed into 1 litre of water and added to a tank for every 1kg of coffee cherry. The coffee ferments for 12 hours before being slow dried on raised beds

The roaster's story:

Our first ever coffee from Burundi! Burundi has long been overlooked, often overshadowed by neighboring, East African specialty coffee-producing powerhouses. This coffee certainly squashes that notion. Expect a zingy cup with notes of passionfruit, blackberry, & kombucha.

This coffee was sourced through Greenco, a close partner with Sucafina. Greenco works with 3,000 smallholder farmers who deliver cherry to the Butegana washing station in Kayanza, and support producers all along the production chain. They started their work in 2015, and have dominated all Cup of Excellence competitions in Burundi ever since.