Barundi Genkenke Espresso Roast

Process: Washed

Varietal: Bourbon

Tasting notes:  Think rocky road, red lollies, chocolate, marsh-mellow

Gakenke Washing Station is located in the province of Kayanza and was established
in 1991. Farmers here own less than half a hectare of land, on average, and in
addition to growing coffee, they also grow crops like bananas, beans, yams, taro,
and cassava, both for sale and for household use. There are 2667 farmers that
deliver to this washing station, each farmer holding only 250 trees on roughly a
tenth of a hectare. Due to the small size and yield on the average coffee farm or
plot, washing stations are the primary point of purchase for us in Burundi. Unlike
other coffee-growing regions in Central and South America where landholdings are
slightly larger and coffee-centric resources are more available, most producers do
not have space on their property or the financial means to do their wet- or drymilling. Instead, the majority of growers deliver cherry to a facility that does sorting,
blending, and post-harvest processing of day lots to create different offerings.Since
2006, we have cupped coffees from more than 50 washing stations in an attempt to
pinpoint those with the best practices, cleanest cups, and most high-quality nearby