TASTING NOTES: Black Cherry • Meyer Lemon • Cola
REGION: Murambya Province
COUNTRY: Burundi
PRODUCER: 764 farming families
ALTITUDE: 1600-2100 masl
VARIETIES: Red Bourbon
PROCESSING: Natural
DRYING: Raised beds
This marks our eleventh year purchasing from exporter Long Miles Coffee Project (LMCP)! Ninga is a remote community in Burundi’s Muramvya Province, far beyond the reach of electricity. With every violent conflict in Burundi, Ninga farmers scatter into the surrounding forests and hills. During these times, the coffee trees have stood alone, waiting for their stewards. Decades later, farmers return home to combat the effects of their land having sat untended. Despite the community’s difficulties, Ninga produces elegant and complex coffees. The Coffee Scouts Program hosted by LMCP works alongside the producing families of Ninga to plant and prune trees, spread mulch, and capture pests that cause coffee defects.
We have selected this coffee to highlight LMCP’s work and the amazing coffee being produced in Burundi. We fell in love with this coffee when we first sampled it. This is a rare treat, as honey processed coffee is uncommon in Burundi. This coffee is tart, complex, a little funky, and has an interesting cola finish.
