We have offered coffee from Cassien’s coffee washing station for years, one of my personal favorites. Here’s a slide show of what makes it special!
We just received the shipment of Murambi coffee and wow, it’s amazing. The natural and washed coffees are just beautiful in the cup. It made me take notice that I had never shared much information about Murambi and the man behind it, outside of the reviews.
Here’s a slide show from my visits to Cassien Nibaruta’s coffee washing stationIn Rwanda and some other East African countries, a wet mill is called a Washing Station.: In Rwanda and some other East African countries, a wet mill is... ...more in BurundiBurundi coffee bears resemblance to neighboring Rwanda, in both cup character, but also the culture surrounding coffee. Burundi is a small landlocked country at the crossroads of East... ...more called Murambi. The images span over 10 years, showing the improvements made in producing natural and washed coffee. Murambi is located in Muramvya province of Burundi, which you pass through if traveling between the capital of Bujumbura to the city of Gitega.
It’s a cool, high altitude zone, hence the long fermentationFermentation in coffee processing traditionally referred to the stage in wet-processing of the coffee. We now understand that fermentation happens more broadly in nearly all processes, including honey... ...more times for washed coffee. I hope this shows a little bit of the work done at Murambi that results in such beautiful coffee. -Thompson
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I’m still relatively a newbie to the home roasting world but I have quickly learned to appreciate Burundi coffee. Thank you for this!