BULESSA WASHING STATION, ETHIOPIA - Yallah Coffee

RWAMATAMU PEABERRY RWANDA

£14.60

Female Producers

A peaberry coffee from Rwamatamu washing station. These beans are technically a mutation - only producing one bean instead of two inside the fruit. The result is higher density beans and, some say, more complexity and sweetness. Either way, it’s absolutely delicious.

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Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Light Roast

TASTING NOTES

  • Black tea, molasses, blackcurrant & citrus

Juicy, clean and tea-like

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BUYING STANDARDS

It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags are 100% plastic-free and can be recycled with your household paper or composted in your garden. We recommend storing your coffee in an airtight container like this one. Our 1kg bags are home compostable but not domestically recyclable, please don't put them in your curbside recycling. The planet thanks you!

Details

Producer

Smallholders of the Nyamasheke Region

Origin

Lake Kivu, Rwanda

Variety

Red Bourbon

Process

Washed

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Lake Kivu, Rwanda

A country we buy from annually; coffee from these luscious, jungle covered mountains has a unique tea-like quality. Producers in Rwanda have persevered through political turbulence at the turn of the century, and are now one of the most sought after origins in specialty coffee.

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Smallholders of the Nyamasheke Region

We introduced coffee from Rwamatamu washing station for the first time last year in 2023, and it was a standout coffee for us in the roastery. Luke and Bernice, who run Rwamatamu Coffee, have 20 hectares of their own coffee plantations that they have taken on from Bernice’s parents. This coffee, along with other coffees from local small-scale producers in the region, gets processed by them using fresh spring water and dried on raised beds in the sunshine.
Social Relationships

Female Producers

Bernice’s mission with Rwamatamu is to elevate women in her community; 80% of their employees are women and coffee provides financial independence for many workers here. This year we have gone for this delicious washed peaberry - think juicy, clean and tea-like.

In many coffee growing countries, the concept of women owning coffee farms is still uncommon and in some places, prohibited by government laws. Yet women contribute a staggering amount of the labour involved in producing coffee, from picking the cherries to hand sorting and processes. Supporting female producers and co-ops is crucial to eliminating the gender gap in coffee.

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EDUCATION

Brew Guides

Tried and tested recipes from the roastery.

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