Sharing its name with the sub-hill which the washing station stands on, the area is more famous for its cattle, being a cross road for many herds in the region. The station accepts coffee from over 3200 local farmers, with producers only owning a little less than 300 trees on .11 hectares of land. Even though a landlocked country, with a long journey for the coffee to be exported, small-holder farmers here are reliant on coffee production to earn a living.
A selection from the daylots created by various centralised washing stations and cup quality form the microlots of Burundi. Due to the small sizes of land owned by most smallholder farmers, many deliver their fresh cherries to a washing station to sort and process. These are then blended lots that comprise of coffees from many producers. Though hard to trace to a single producer, the lot still expresses exquisite coffee.
Though a rarity, the honey process has been part of the washing stations' experiments and has proven to yield great results. The ripe cherries are first pulped, and are then immediately placed on raised beds to dry. Cherries are turned regularly, creating a honey most similar to the classic Costa Rican honey process.
Be welcomed with notes of apple, nectarine and honey, the cup is refreshing and very sweet.
Recommended to rest beans for 7-10 days from roast date before consuming.
