Bright and juicy, with delicate summer fruit notes.  Lighter roasted to keep is fresh and zingy.
 
Location:
Kirambi, Lake Kivu
Producer
Various Smallholders
Varietal:
Red Bourbon
Process:
Fully Washed
Altitude:
1600
 
 
Cup Score:
 85
Cup profile:
Plum, nectarine, blood orange, dark chocolate, nutmeg
Karambi Mountain Coffee Just a few miles inland from Kirambo at the edge of Lake Kivu, is the Karambi washing station, named after the nearby village and surrounding sector. Tucked onto steep and largely inaccessible slopes, the site is just over an area of 2.5 hectares. Station manager Anton and accountant Claude greeted us on a hot and humid day. The air was thick with moisture after the rains of the night before. Geckos skittered across rocks on the walk to the site, and the helicopter thrum of a locust taking off nearby filled the air. Karambi was established in 2016 and RTC took ownership the following year. 4 staff are employed full time with the addition of 60 further staff during the harvest, of whom 90% are women. 1500 farmers contribute cherry to the station and all have successfully participated in RTC's training program. Since 2017, annual production has doubled from 220 tons of cherry processed to an expected 400+ this year.