Baliza Hill, Rwanda

Citrus. Strawberry. Bright. 

This light-medium roast is the third incredible single origin coffee (but first caffeinated option!) we've selected from the Musasa Dukunde Kawa cooperative in Rwanda. Like many washed Rwandan coffees, this lot is fruity and sweet. Baliza has bright acidity with gentle notes of citrusy lemon and sweet strawberry. We recommend enjoying this coffee at least 7 days after roasting for the best experience. 

This lot comes from Baliza, in the Ruli Sector of Gakenke District, home of Musasa Dukunde Kawa's headquarters and where the majority of cooperative production takes place. This special lot comes from 69 dedicated coffee producers and was exclusively profiled by our sourcing partners to achieve a really unique and high quality coffee experience. Cherries were handpicked when fully ripe, graded, mechanically pulped that same evening, and fermented overnight (approx. 12 hours). After being graded once more, they are soaked for 18-24 hours to stabilise moisture content. Women carry out the majority of hand sorting in Rwanda. The washed beans are sorted on pre-drying tables under shade cover for 6 hours and then again after being moved to drying tables for about 25 days so the beans reach 11% humidity. They then make their way from the Ruli storage warehouse to the cooperative's new dry mill in Kigali where they undergo final dry milling, hand-sorting, and cupping before export.

Region: Ruli Sector, Rwanda

Producers: 69 smallholder farms

Varietal: Red Bourbon

Process: Washed

Altitude: 1850- 2002 metres above seal level

Green sourcing partner: Mercanta