Taste Like: Nutty, Caramel, Tangerine

Roast Profile: Light

Region: Inzovu

Varietal: Red Bourbon

Process: Natural

Producer: Various (Cooperative famers)

While stations in Burundi produce mostly bright and fruity washed coffees, there are only a small quantities of natural-process coffees each year. 

Despite the ubiquity of coffee growing in Burundi, each smallholder producers a relatively small harvest. The average smallholder has approximately 250 trees, normally in their backyards. Each tree yields an average of 1.5 kilos of cherry so the average producer sells about 200-300 kilos of cherry annually. 

Harvesting is done almost entirely by the family. Therefore, smallholders can bring their cherries either directly to a washing station or to one of the 10-15 collection sites situated throughout growing areas.