Burundi Mutambu Hill Single Origin Coffee Beans | Natural Process

This coffee was grown in Mutambu Commune of the Mumirwa region, Burundi. 384 smallholders contributed to the lot, including lead farmers Erneste Habonimana, Fidele Sinzotuma, Damien Baransamaje, Philippe Ntagahoraho and Leonard Ndimugipfunsi.

After harvest, cherries were sold to Migoti Coffee, who processed it at their washing station in Migoti Hill. Here, cherries were sorted, then anaerobically fermented for 2 days in closed 100L tanks filled with water. Next, the coffee was dried in the sun on raised beds for 3-4 weeks.

Migoti Coffee is a Burundian coffee producer based in the Mutambu Commune of Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Founded in 2015 by engineers Pontien Ntunzwenimana and Dan Brose, Migoti Coffee aims to improve the livelihoods of local coffee farmers by connecting them with international buyers and roasters through quality processing and transparent supply chains. The company operates two coffee washing stations nestled in the mountains of the Bujumbura Rural Province and works with a growing number of smallholder farmers to produce high-quality coffee.

Burundi's coffee industry is crucial to its economy, with smallholder farmers growing Arabica coffee, mainly the Bourbon variety, at high altitudes. This coffee is known for its bright acidity and complex flavours, making it popular in the global speciality coffee market. The industry, once tightly controlled by the government, began opening up to private investment in the 1990s, leading to the development of many washing stations focused on producing high-quality coffee.

Coffee production in Burundi dates back to the early 1900s, introduced under Belgian colonial rule. Over time, the sector fluctuated between privatization and state control, particularly impacted by periods of civil conflict. In the 1990s, after a devastating civil war, the Burundian coffee sector faced significant challenges, including the neglect and destruction of coffee farms. Despite these hardships, coffee remained a key crop for economic recovery.

Migoti Coffee emerged in 2016, at a time when Burundi's coffee industry was struggling to regain stability after a 12-year civil war and a subsequent political crisis in 2015. Engineers Dan Brose and Pontien Ntunzwenimana established the company with a vision to revitalise the local coffee economy and provide a sustainable income for the farmers in Pontien’s home region.

Where: Rural Bujumbura, Burundi, Africa.

 

Variety: Red Bourbon

 

Altitude: 1800 MASL.

 

Preparation: Natural.

 

SCA Cup Score: 86.25

 

 

Roast: Light.

 

Drink it: We prefer this as a filter coffee, but our roast is suitable for use in all coffee makers. Try pairing this coffee with savoury dishes!

 

Tasting Notes: Grapefruit and white grape